Asian markets jumped on Monday, lifted by better than expected jobs figures out of the United States and stronger Japanese data, boosting hopes the recession-hit economies were on the mend. Data on Friday in the US showed unemployment had fallen 0.1 percentage point to 9.4 percent in July as President Barack Obama's multi-billion-dollar stimulus plan kicks in. The figures sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.23 percent to its highest for more than nine months. On Monday the US news -- combined with reports showing Japan's current account surplus growing for the first time in 16 months in June and core machinery orders rebounding sharply -- lifted traders. Hong Kong led the rally, adding 2.72 percent, while Tokyo rose 1.08 percent, Sydney 0.11 percent and Taiwan 0.21 percent. However, China edged lower on continuing fears that banks will slash lending in the second half of the year. Singapore was closed for a public holiday. TOKYO: Up 1.08 percent. The Nikkei-225 gained 112.17 points to 10,524.26. Prices are at their highest since October 3 as investors cheered a weaker yen and signs of an improvement in the US and Japanese economies. Merger and acquisition speculation also stirred investors' interest, after the Nikkei business daily reported that Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings is planning to acquire plastics company Mitsubishi Rayon. Mitsubishi Rayon shares leapt 20 percent to 327 yen and Mitsubishi Chemical gained 4.7 percent to 443 yen. Auto and electronic makers were boosted by the weaker yen, which is good for exporters. Honda Motor jumped 3.5 percent to 3,210 yen and Sony added 3.2 percent to 2,780 yen. Daiichi Sankyo rose 2.7 percent to 1,818 yen after it said clinical studies of a new influenza drug that it co-owns had been successful. HONG KONG: Up 2.72 percent. The Hang Seng Index rose 554.15 points to 20,929.52. The market reached its highest since August 29, when it ended at 21,261. Traders said they expect ample liquidity to continue supporting the index in the near term. Heavyweight China Mobile led the domestic market rally on mainland listing hopes. It rose 3.4 percent to 91.55 dollars after the Oriental Daily reported the company will very likely list in Shanghai next year. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's affirmation over the weekend that the country will maintain its active fiscal policy and moderately loose monetary policy also boosted the local market. China Construction Bank rose 4.0 percent to 5.98 dollars and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China gained 3.1 percent to 5.27 dollars. SYDNEY: Up 0.11 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 4.7 points or 0.11 percent at 4,304.1. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said it was a disappointing performance after a rally of more than five percent in the past two weeks. "We opened with gusto on the back of overseas markets and commodity prices but then we ran out of puff," he said. On Monday Fortescue announced a full-year profit of 508 million US dollars, turning around a 771.8 million US loss a year earlier. It closed down 25 cents or 5.67 percent at 4.16 dollars. Rio Tinto fell 2.02 dollars to 58.55 and BHP Billiton lost 24 cents to 37.76. Commonwealth fell 61 cents to 43.84 and Westpac was down 17 cents at 22.66. Telstra rose six cents to 3.58 dollars. BHP Billiton and Telstra will post their results later this week. SHANGHAI: Down 0.34 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares, was down 10.93 points at 3,249.76. Banks and property developers led the fall amid concerns over future credit availability. Premier Wen Jiabao said China would maintain its current macroeconomic policy stance, including proactive fiscal policy and moderately loose monetary policy, according to a statement published Sunday. But, unlike in Hong Kong, his affirmation failed to quell worries. "Investors shrugged off Wen's remark because the growth in new yuan loans in the remaining months... will surely slow down," Central China Securities analyst Zhang Gang said (Source FP,Peshawar)
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There are certain things involved in it; these include:
(a)economic policy, disseminated by government agencies and central banks;
(b)economic conditions, generally revealed through economic reports, and other economic indicators.Economic policy comprises government fiscal policy (budget/spending practices) and monetary policy (the means by which a government's central bank influences the supply and "cost" of money, which is reflected by the level of interest rates).
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