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Japan Futures Climb on U.S. Housing; Australia Falls on Oil
By Patrick Rial and Satoshi Kawano
July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stock futures climbed as a gain in U.S. housing prices provided evidence the world’s biggest economy is stabilizing, while a dip in oil prices pushed Australian futures lower.
U.S.-traded receipts of Toyota Motor Corp., which generates more than a third of its sales in North America, rose 0.6 percent from the closing share price in Tokyo yesterday. Those of Sony Corp., the maker of PlayStation game consoles, advanced 0.7 percent as U.S. home prices unexpectedly climbed in May from the previous month. American depositary receipts of BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, declined 1.3 percent as crude snapped a five-day winning streak.
“Housing is no longer the drag on the market that kept pulling everything down,” said Mitsushige Akino, who oversees the equivalent of $522 million at Ichiyoshi Investment Management Co. in Tokyo. “Volumes remain light though, so shares are likely to remain range-bound until we can get some new sense of direction.”
Futures on Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average expiring in September finished at 9,755 in Chicago, up from 9,730 in Osaka and 9,725 in Singapore.
Futures for Australia’s S&/ASX 200 Index lost 0.2 percent in Sydney. New Zealand’s NZX 50 Index lost 0.1 percent in Wellington.
In New York, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.1 percent yesterday as better-than-expected earnings from companies including Apple Inc. were offset by a report from Wells Fargo & Co. that nonperforming loans are rising.
U.S. Home Prices
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has rallied 19 percent this year and now stands at the highest level since October. Shares in the gauge are valued at 24 times estimated earnings, compared with 16 times and 14 times for U.S. and European benchmarks.
Average U.S. home prices rose 0.9 percent from April, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said yesterday. Prices were forecast to drop 0.2 percent, according economists.
Additionally, General Motors Co. said yesterday second- quarter sales in Asia surged 38 percent, helping to offset a decline in Europe and North America.
Crude oil for September delivery dropped 0.3 percent to settle at $65.40 a barrel in New York after the U.S. Energy Department reported a smaller-than-expected decline in inventories. |
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