Bangkok (AP) - the Japanese stock market in April 2010 the highest level since Tuesday, because of the weaker yen and the main stimulus measures to help the country's troubled economy.
In other places, investors, or sell the shares on the grab profit released early American retail sales, and the fourth quarter earnings. Investors will review the company's revenue long "fiscal cliff" debate, to assess whether had an effect on consumer spending. A series of tax increases and spending cuts, because on January 1,, to avoid in the last minutes of trading.
British rich 100 index fell 0.1% to 6102.18 point. German DAX index fell 0.1% to 7719.62 point. French CAC - index in 3708.27 almost flat. Wall Street's weak open. The dow Jones index futures fell 0.1%, to 13416. S&P 500 index futures also recover, fell 0.2% to 1461.20 point.
In Tokyo, the nikkei 225 index rose 0.7% to close at 10879.08 point, nearly three years after the highest closing point, the bank of Japan governor BaiChuan FangMing (Masaaki Shirakawa), governor, promised to take action to fight against the country's deflation downturn.
In boosting Japanese exporters, the yen against the dollar and the euro down, because in national elections, the LDP rule again last month. For positive action to end the Japanese years of deflation leader, shinzo Abe, the central bank has been lobbying to meet about 2% of the inflation target.
In the last Friday announced 20 trillion yen ($22.5 billion) of the economic stimulus plan, shinzo Abe, the Japanese central bank reiterated his request to do more to stimulate economic growth.
Elsewhere in Asia, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.1% to 4716.60, South Korea's Kospi index fell 1.1% to 1986. Hong Kong's hang seng index fell 0.1% to 23381.51.
"This is only profit taking, because the index is many stock has super, super buy buy", Hong Kong KaiJi securities chief operating officer KuangMinBin said.
In Indonesia, China and New Zealand reference to rise, the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore fell.
In a speech, the United States on Monday, bernanke said, in the United States federal reserve bonds purchase plan, known as quantitative easing policy, is to provide key support of the economy, and no mention of the liquidation procedure down, although some fed officials said recently, they favor in so doing.
The central bank has been buying American Treasury bonds and mortgage debt of $8.5 billion a month, to try to keep a low borrowing costs, to encourage more consumption.
Calyon bank in Hong Kong, analysts said in an email review market found some relief, because it's in bernanke's speech is not repeated opinion, some fed officials suggest that early termination quantitative easing policy.
Last Friday, investors will evaluate a series of data signs of growth, China is the world's second largest economy. China will issue the fourth quarter of 2012 economic growth data and GDP growth year. The factory production, investment, retail sales will be released.
In stocks, Australian surfing clothing manufacturers the Billabong surged 16%, in less than 6 months of the sixth takeover offer. Taiwan's hon hai industrial co., LTD., reported that apple's mobile phone iPhone demand could be than expected weak, fell 3.4%. The company is a leading manufacturer of iPhone.
February delivery benchmark crude oil on the New York mercantile exchange electronic dish in trading down 14 cents to $93.99 a barrel. The contract up and cents at $94.15 a barrel on the New York mercantile exchange last Monday.
In the currency, the euro fell to $1.3371 from $1.3378 in New York on Monday night. The fall in the dollar to 88.73 yen, from 89.41 yen.
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