Bangkok (AP) -- Asian stock markets lower on Tuesday, because investors become cautious, former us earnings season kick off this week.
Investors to the prospect of the enterprise will get a feeling as earnings report was started. Unofficial aluminum maker Alcoa company will be launched on Tuesday in the fourth quarter of 2012 earnings season after the market closed.
In the quarter, the President election, Superstorm sandy and worry narrowly avoiding "fiscal cliff" activities may cause some unexpected results.
Japan's nikkei 225 index fell 1.1%, to close at 10477.14 dollar, yen climbs up. In the rebound, leading some investors sell export share has increased in recent weeks weaken the currency. Toyota motor company's share price fell 2.3%, while Mazda company fell 5%. Nintendo company fell 3%.
Hong Kong's hang seng index fell 0.5% to 23223.12 point. South Korea's Kospi index fell 0.6% to 1999.92 since the point. In Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand's benchmark down, and the rise in Indonesia and the Philippines. The Chinese mainland stock mixed.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.6% to 4690.80. This, the government announced the country's trade deficit widened, November and one by the Australian industry group and FangWuYe association show that country's construction industry, for the continuous slowdown in 31 months.
"Investors take a wait and see attitude, said:" evan Lucas, in IG market in Melbourne strategy, many investors to profit leading released Wednesday weekly unemployment claims in the United States and the European central bank interest rates set meeting (Thursday).
"A lot of eyes see in Europe and the United States a few days in the future what will happen," he said. Another pay close attention to the development of the bank of England will be monthly released its key interest rates, released on Thursday.
The main stock index to rise sharply, last week, the United States congress passed a bill, in order to avoid the government to cut spending and raise taxes, are referred to as financial cliff combination. However, this agreement is still incomplete. The politician's another time in two months will be faced with more agree to cut back on spending.
"Imminent budget race in the United States to buy risky assets also prompted some hesitation, said:" in the calyon bank analyst in Hong Kong.
In the us stock market closed down on Monday, from five years to achieve high, last week as investors will be key to corporate earnings. At closing, the dow Jones industrial average index fell 0.4% to 13384.29. Standard &poor's 500 index fell 0.3% to 1461.89 point. The nasdaq composite index fell less than 0.1% to 3098.81.
February delivery benchmark crude oil contract up 1 cents to $93.20 a barrel on the New York mercantile exchange electronic transactions. The contract up ten cents at $93.19 a barrel on the New York mercantile exchange (Monday).
In currency markets, the euro against the dollar rose to $1.3122 in New York on Monday night $1.3112. The fall in the dollar to 87.44 yen, from 87.84 yen.
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