Tokyo buoyed by fresh buying
(Teleborsa) - Tokyo trades positive, with the Nikkei 225 reporting a +0.7% gain; similarly, Shenzhen nudges up to +0.3%.Hong Kong is trading just above the flatline (+0.4%); similarly, Seul improves sharply (+2.07%).
Mumbai soars (+1.59%); Sydney holds previous levels (+0.17%).
The EUR / YEN broadly unchanged as it closes session +0.01% lower. The Euro against the chinese yuan broadly unchanged, finishing the session with a change of -0.04%. The Euro upon the Hong Kong Dollar ends trading day broadly unchanged, finishing on a level with the previous close.
The Japanese Government Bond (JGB) 10 years yield is 2.41%, while the China Government Bond 10 years yield trades 1.78%.
Among the macroeconomic rendez-vous that might have high influence on the Asian markets:
Wednesday, 4/15/2026
1:50 AM Japan: core machinery orders, monthly (expected -1.1%; prev. -5.5%)
Thursday, 4/16/2026
4:00 AM China: gross domestic product, quarterly (expected 1.4%; prev. 1.2%)
4:00 AM China: industrial production, yearly (expected 5.3%; prev. 6.3%)
4:00 AM China: unemployment rate (expected 5.2%; prev. 5.3%)
4:00 AM China: retail sales, yearly (expected 2.5%; prev. 2.8%)
Monday, 4/20/2026
5:30 AM Japan: services index, monthly (prev. 1.7%).
(Teleborsa) 15-04-2026 09:15