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U.S Recovery Doubts Lingers As World Market Falls
The World Stock Market lingers despite the improvement in U.S manufacturing sector. Experts have doubts about its durability to rebound in the world’s economy.
Asian stocks, which tumbled the day before on a fall in U.S. consumer spending, got little relief from news that American manufacturing grew at its fastest pace last month since April 2006.
Unemployment due Friday will confirm that job losses continue to swell as investors were nervous that a report on US., Suggesting an anaemic economic recovery, U.S. unemployment hit a 26-year high of 9.8 per cent in September.
Interest rate like in Australia failed to inspire the same jubilation among investors as last months’, the October rate increased, the first in a major economy since the onset of the crisis was greeted as evidence of an improving world economy.
“There seems to be lots of uncertainty in the market” Peter Lai said, investment manager at DBS Vickers in Hong Kong. I’m very cautious about the U.S. economic figures “ It will be very damaging to sentiment if the U.S. unemployment rate crosses 10 per cent”.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng led Asia’s losses falling 380.13, or 1.8 per cent, to 21,240.06 while South Korea’s Kosip was down 0.6 per cent at 1,549.GR Japan’s market was closed for a holiday.
Elsewhere, Australia’s S&P/AS 200 closed down from China’s Shanghai index bucked the trend, gaining 1.2 per cent to 3,114.23 with sentiment still boosted by a weekend report manufacturing expanded for an eight straight month in October.
As trading got under way in Europe, FTSE 100 was off 1.3 per cent, Germany’s DAX lost 1.4 per cent and France’s CAC 40 fell 1.5 per cent stock features pointed to losses yesterday on Wall Street.
Dow futures were down 49, or 0.5 per cent at 9.686 and S & P futures dropped 5.9 or 0.6 per cent to 1,033.20.
On Monday, the dow rose 76.71 or 0.8 per cent to 9.789.44, its fourth gain in 10 days – boosted by the Institute of Supply Management report on manufacturing and other economic figures. The broader Standard & poor’s 500 index rose from 6.69 or 0.7 per cent, to 1,042.83 and the Nasdaq composite index rose from 4.09 or 0.2 per cent to 2,049.20.
Oil prices hovered near $78 a barrel in Asia amid hopes of improved crude demand. Benchmark crude for December delivery was off 36 cents at $77.75 a barrel to settle at $78.13 on Monday.
In currencies, the dollar fell to 89.92 yen from 90.92 yen. The Euro fell to $1.4739 from $1.4764.