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ini mungkin cuma prediksi alhi ekonomi ya...karna kita ga tau ekonomi negara kita tahun depan...tapi ahli analisa ga akan jauh2 prediksinya...namanya juga ekonomi negara yg pasti pergerakan ekonomi tu Fluktuatif deh Pergerakan rupiah yang kadang melemah dan kadang menguat ini hingga akhir tahun diprediksi bakal berada di bawah Rp9.000 per USD.
"Saya optimistis pergerakan rupiah akan berada di bawah level Rp9.000 atau kecenderungan penguatannya masih cukup besar," kata Head of Research and Analyst PT Monex Investindo Futures Johannes Ginting kepada okezone di Jakarta, belum lama ini.
Dia menambahkan, selain karena dipengaruhi faktor global, perlu dicermati juga sejauh mana perbankan dapat menjalankan kebijakan kenaikan Giro Wajib Minimum (GWM) Primer yang ditetapkan BI sebesar tiga persen dari lima persen menjadi delapan persen yang berlaku efektif pada 1 November 2010.

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Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri

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HSG Kembali Dibuka Melesat 20 Poin

sobat  pada jam 09:37 wib IHSG sempat turun nih, tapi pergerakan ini ga berlangsung lama ko bisa anda lihat secara live di media elektronik atau di widget yg saya sediakan di blog in "index" untuk kawan-kawan dapat melihat secara langsung keadaan pasar saham regional 

JAKARTA - Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) kembali dibuka cukup optimis pada pagi hari ini. Ketika dibuka, Indeks Saham langsung melesat hingga hampir sebanyak 20 poin.
IHSG, Selasa (7/9/2010) pagi melesat sebanyak 19,89 poin atau 0,62 persen ke posisi 3.237,04.LQ 45 naik hingga 3,46 poin ke 610,66 poin, begitu juga Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) naik 3,98 poin ke 499,18.
Seluruh sektor tampak menguat secara merata. Sektor tambang tampak menguat 7,2 poin, sektor perkebunan naik tipis 4,3 poin, sektor manufaktur naik 8,4 poin, sektor infrastruktur naik 4,3 poin.
Nilai transaksi tercatat Rp132,9 miliar dengan volume transaksi sebesar Rp105,98 juta lembar saham. Sebanyak 50 saham naik, 21 saham amelemah, dan 598 saham stagnan.
Sementara indeks Asia terpantau bergerak naik. Di mana Nikkei naik 187,19 poin ke 9.301,32, Hang Seng naik 3,25 poin ke 21.359, Kospi naik 0,5 poin ke 233,23, serta All Ordinaries naik 0,2 poin ke 4.615,9.

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Selangkah Lagi, IHSG Sentuh 3.200

Hay sob sepertinya saya bakal alih profesi nich, dari consultan saham pindah haluan sementara.dulu entah jadi apa aja yg penting buat nyambung hidup..... hehehe
tapi tetep berita mengenai informasi ekonomi indonesia bakal tetep dech...ini artikel dari oke zone yg saya informasikan untuk sobat2 sekalian.
JAKARTA - Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) awal pekan ini cukup optimis melangkah. Sentimen regional masih terus berlanjut serta gairah perdagangan saham dalam negeri mendorong penguatan indeks saham ini menuju level 3.200.
IHSG, Senin (6/9/2010) sesi I mengalami penguatan hingga 35,39 poin atau 1,12 persen ke 3.199,67. Begitu juga dengan LQ45 yang naik 6,24 poin ke 604,16, serta Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) juga naik 4,84 poin ke 492,48.
Hampir seluruh sektor tampak mengalami kenaikan dipimpin oleh sektor tambang yang naik hingga 36,45 poin, demikian juga sektor perkebunan naik 16,5 poin, sektor manufaktur naik 9,47 poin, sektor infrakstruktur naik enam poin, dan sektor konsumsi naik tiga poin. Satu-satunya sektor yang mengalami penurunan yaitu sektor properti yang turun tipis 0,39 poin.

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Jelang Libur Lebaran, IHSG Cenderung Melemah

JAKARTA - Potensi pelemahan Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) masih membayangi perdagangan kali ini. Selain karena libur panjang Lebaran yang bakal datang, harga sejumlah saham juga tampaknya sudah cukup mahal."Selain placement beberapa saham yang turut memberikan sentimen negatif secara psikologis terhadap pasar, kami juga melihat indikasi investor mulai melakukan pelepasan portofolio mereka sebagai antisipasi libur panjang lebaran pekan depan," jelas analis Panin Sekuritas Purwoko Sartono kepada okezone di Jakarta.
Dia juga menilai jika bursa regional tampaknya masih belum kondusif. Alhasil, investor tampaknya masih akan memilih keluar dari pasar. "Kondisi bursa regional yang boleh dikatakan belum kondusif, menyebabkan investor memilih mengamankan terlebih dahulu keuntungan yang mereka peroleh," imbuhnya.

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Daihatsu to recall 581,192 minivehicles in Japan

TOKYO, Sept 2  - Daihatsu Motor Co (7262.T) said on Thursday it would recall 581,192 Move and Mira minivehicles sold only in Japan to fix faulty rear indicator lights that could lose their orange tint with prolonged exposure to sunlight.

The recall covers certain Move and Mira cars manufactured between 1995 and 2000, Daihatsu, a unit of Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), said in a statement. (Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Chris Gallagher)

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Siap-Siap, Tahun Depan Rupiah Bakal Melemah

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) memerkirakan mata uang rupiah di tahun depan akan melemah. Hal itu disebabkan tantangan perekonomian Indonesia di tahun depan akan sedikit memburuk.
"Kecenderungan rupiah di tahun depan akan melemah akan saya lihat kembali seperti apa," ungkap Deputi Gubernur BI Budi Mulya selepas Pelantikan Darmin Nasution menjadi Gubernur BI di Mahkamah Agung, Jakarta, Rabu (1/9/2010).
Kendati demikian, kondisi mata uang rupiah akan sama dengan kondisi mata uang emerging market. Dari pasar emerging itu kondisinya akan saling memengaruhi.
Tapi Budi menganggap saat ini tingkat volatilitas rupiah sudah jauh menurun dibandingkan sebelumnya. Apalagi sebelum ada penerapan kebijakan penguncian kepemilikan instrumen Sertifikat Bank Indonesia (SBI) selama satu bulan yang diterapkan BI sejak Juli lalu.

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Nikkei jumps as yen slips on BOJ easing expectations

Aug 30  - Japan's Nikkei average rose 3 percent on Monday after the yen slipped as the Bank of Japan began an emergency policy meeting and after revised second quarter U.S. GDP was less gloomy than expected.
Expectations that steps by Japanese authorities aimed at stemming strength in the yen led to short-covering, particularly in shares of exporters, though gains could lose steam if there are no major surprises from the BOJ meeting, market players said.
The benchmark Nikkei .N225 gained 267.25 points to 9,258.31, after rising 1 percent on Friday.
The broader Topix .TOPX added 2.3 percent to 838.50.
The Bank of Japan began an emergency meeting on Monday to ease monetary policy, bowing to strong government pressure to try to curb a rise in the yen that is threatening a fragile economic recovery. [ID:nTOE67T00F] (Reporting by Aiko Hayashi; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

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Westpac sells 65 bln yen in Samurai bonds - lead

Aug 27- Australia's Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX) has sold 65 billion yen ($769.4 million) of five-year Samurai bonds in two tranches, lead manager Daiwa Securities Capital Markets said on Friday.
Westpac sold 50 billion yen in fixed-rate bonds and 15 billion yen in floating-rate bonds.
The coupon for the fixed-rate bonds was set at 50 basis points above yen swaps, while the coupon for the floating-rate bonds is 65 basis points above three-month yen Libor.
Other lead managers are Citigroup Global Markets Japan and Nomura Securities.
Samurai bonds are yen bonds issued in Japan by non-Japanese entities. (Reporting by Naoyuki Katayama and Hiroyasu Hoshi; writing by Rika Otsuka)

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Manulife,ACE among bidders for NY Life Asia assets-sources

Aug 27 - Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO) and Switzerland's Ace Ltd (ACE.N) are among bidders for New York Life Insurance Co's [NYLIN.UL] Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korean assets up for sale, sources said, in a deal valued between $800 million and $1 billion.
Unlisted NY Life was pulling out of the three marginal Asian markets and had mandated Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) to run the auction, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
NY Life, Manulife, Deutsche Bank and ACE declined to comment.
The sources declined to be identified as the sale process was not public. (Reporting by Denny Thomas; additional reporting by Michael Flaherty, Cameron French and Steve Eder; Editing by Chris Lewis)

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Japan's Sumitomo Trust

Aug 24- Japan's Sumitomo Trust and Banking (8403.T) said on Tuesday that its shareholders would get 1.49 shares of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings (8309.T) for each Sumitomo share in their planned merger scheduled for April.
The combined firm, to be named Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, will aim for a net profit of 220 billion yen ($2.6 billion) in the year ending in March 2016, up from 125 billion yen estimated for the current financial year.
The banks said they have signed a final agreement to combine their operations in April 2011, creating Japan's largest trust banks with a scale to better compete in a crowded asset management industry. The merger plan was announced in November. (Reporting by Taiga Uranaka; Editing by Chris Gallagher)

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Westpac Q3 cash profit up 27.3 pct

Aug 23 - Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX), Australia's second biggest home loan lender, said on Monday its third-quarter cash profit grew 27.3 percent, just short of expectations, due to rising funding costs.
Westpac, which has the highest mortgage rate among Australia's top four banks, said its April-June cash profit was A$1.4 billion ($1.25 billion), up from A$1.1 billion reported a year ago.
Six analysts on average forecast a A$1.5 billion profit.
Australian banks emerged from the global financial crisis stronger than their overseas peers but now face the challenge of weak loan demand, falling fees and rising funding costs.
They are well capitalised though as bad debts are falling and are sitting on record amounts of capital that should position them well to cope with regulatory changes.
Westpac shares have fallen about 10.5 percent so far this year, compared with a 9 percent fall for the benchmark index .AXJO. (Reporting by Narayanan Somasundaram; Editing by Balazs Koranyi)

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Indonesia's Tower Bersama eyes $200 mln in IPO

Aug 19  - Indonesia's PT Tower Bersama, one of the biggest private telecommunication tower providers, plans an initial public offering on October to raise as much as $200 million, said Sandiaga Uno of Saratoga Capital, the company's controlling shareholder, on Thursday. (Reporting by Fathiya Dahrul, Editing by Sara Webb)

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Everbright Bank shares up 8.7 pct in Shanghai debut

Aug 18  - China Everbright Bank 601818.SS opened at 3.37 yuan ($0.50) on its first day of trade in Shanghai on Wednesday, up 8.7 percent from its IPO price of 3.10 yuan.
Analysts surveyed by Reuters estimated Everbright shares would rise up to 5 percent on their first day of trade, as renewed worries over the banking sector's health sap some demand among investors towards China's No. 11 lender. [ID:nTOE67F082]
Everbright Bank could raise as much as 21.7 billion yuan in China's second-biggest IPO this year if it exercises a greenshoe, or over-allotment option.
The mid-sized lender sold 6.1 billion shares in the offering, which could be expanded to 7 billion shares with the over-allotment.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC was up 0.1 percent. ($1=6.77 yuan) (Reporting by Farah Master and Soo Ai Peng; Editing by Jason Subler)

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JX shuts 17,000 bpd reformer after Osaka refinery fire

Aug 18  - JX Holdings (5020.T), Japan's top refiner, said it has shut indefinitely the 17,000 bpd reformer at its Osaka refinery after a fire broke out at the 115,000 barrels-per-day facility earlier on Wednesday.
The fire, which resulted in no injuries, did not affect operations of the 115,000 bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) and other secondary units, a company spokesman said. The fire has been extinguished, he said. (Reporting by Risa Maeda; Editing by Chris Gallagher)

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NZ's Sky City Entertainment year profit down 11.5 pct

Aug 17  - New Zealand's largest casino operator Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd. (SKC.NZ) reported a 11.5 percent decrease in full year net profit on Tuesday, and said earnings would continue to be hit by an uncertain economy.
Sky City made a net profit of NZ$102 million ($71.8 million) in the year ended June 30, compared with a NZ$115.3 million profit the year before.
On June 22 the company said it expected reported net profit to be between NZ$136 million and NZ$140 million, and adjusted profit between NZ$126 million and NZ$130 million, in the wake of tax changes announced in the government's May budget. [ID:nWLF004693]
Sky City said profit before the tax adjustment was NZ$141.7 million, including the NZ$10 million gain on the sale of its cinema chain.
Normalised for all one-off items Sky City said its profit was NZ$129.1 million.
At its profit result in August 2009, Sky City had said it expected double digit earnings growth in the June 2010 year after a refurbishment at its flagship Auckland casino, and strong performance from its Australian operations.
Sky City declared a dividend of 9.5 cents per share, compared with 6.5 cents per share last year.
Shares in Sky City closed on Monday at NZ$2.99 having dropped around 9 percent so far this year, compared with a 6.4 percent fall in the benchmark NZSX-50 index .NZ50.
Sky City owns or has an interest in four casinos in New Zealand, where a ban on new casinos has given it dominance.
It also has casinos in Adelaide and Darwin in Australia, where it competes with Tabcorp (TAH.AX) and Crown Ltd (CWN.AX). (NZ$1=$1.42)

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China stocks down after import data disappoints

Aug 10  - Chinese shares ended the morning session 1.8 percent lower on Tuesday after trade data for July showed imports were weaker than expected.
Imports were up 22.7 percent in July from a year earlier , lower than the market expected, the General Administration of Customs said. [ID:nBJB003900]
The Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC ended the morning session at 2,623.8 points, reversing a 0.5 percent rise on Monday. ($1=6.77 Yuan) (Reporting by Chen Yixin and Jason Subler)

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BOJ holds off on easing, unfazed so far by yen riseBOJ holds off on easing, unfazed so far by yen rise

Aug 10 - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady and held off on new policy steps on Tuesday, saving its limited policy options for when yen rises accelerate enough to damage a fragile economic recovery.
As widely expected, the central bank kept interest rates at 0.1 percent in a unanimous vote.
The BOJ also kept its economic assessment unchanged and said that the central bank needed to watch how fiscal problems in some European countries could, through developments in global financial markets, affect the Japanese and global economies.
Governor Masaaki Shirakawa will hold an embargoed news conference later on Tuesday, with his comments expected to come out sometime after 4:15 p.m. (0715 GMT).
Signs of U.S. economic weakness have pushed the dollar/yen rate within reach of levels not seen in 15 years, clouding the outlook for Japan's export-reliant growth and putting pressure on the BOJ to loosen its already very easy monetary policy.
Analysts had expected the BOJ to hold off on easing policy unless the yen headed for the all-time high of 79.75 per dollar at a pace fast enough to damage business sentiment.
The BOJ has kept interest rates at 0.1 percent since late 2008. In the wake of sharp yen gains, it eased monetary policy last December by setting up a facility offering cheap funds to banks, which was expanded in March. (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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RPT-S.Korea KT Q2 op rises on smartphone subscribers

July 30  - KT Corp (030200.KS), South Korea's top fixed-line operator and No. 2 mobile carrier, reported a 24 percent rise in quarterly operating profit, helped by healthy customer demand for its smartphone and Internet TV services.
KT, the exclusive seller of Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhone in the South Korean market, reported a 601.4 billion won ($507.3 million) operating profit in the three months to June. Analysts had forecast a profit of 599 billion won, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
In the second quarter of last year, KT reported an operating profit of 483.4 billion won on a proforma basis, assuming the acquisition of its mobile business was completed in January 2009. KT earned a net profit of 372.5 billion won in the first quarter. (Reporting by Seo Jiwon, Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

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Panasonic to make Sanyo

By Taro Fuse, Kentaro Hamada and Emi Emoto
TOKYO July 29 (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp (6752.T) plans to acquire the shares it does not already own in Sanyo Electric Co (6764.T) and Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd (6991.T), four sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Panasonic currently owns 50 percent in Sanyo, a maker of solar cells and rechargeable batteries, and 51 percent of Panasonic Electric Works, a maker of housing materials and lighting equipment.
Based on current market prices, acquiring the shares it does not own would cost Panasonic about 720 billion yen ($8.23 billion). Placing a typical premium could lift the value of the deal to around 900 billion yen.
Panasonic could make an offical announcement of its plans this week, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. (Additional reporting by Reiji Murai; editing by Elaine Hardcastle)

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Chinese c.bank sets yuan mid-point at 6.7812

July 20  - The People's Bank of China fixed the yuan's daily mid-point CNY=SAEC lower at 6.7812 versus the dollar on Tuesday after a weaker-than-expected fixing on Monday had already sparked worries over a possible halt of yuan appreciation in some parts of the market.
Mid-point Previous day's mid-point Previous day's close
6.7812 6.7800 6.7780
Since the PBOC announced a depegging of the yuan against the dollar on June 19, the Chinese central bank has kept a tight grip on the yuan's movements against the U.S. currency, with the yuan rising only 0.66 percent.
However, Beijing has apparently quickened the pace of internationalising the Chinese currency on other fronts.
China took a big step in that direction on Monday, tweaking rules to allow the sale of yuan-denominated financial products in Hong Kong and giving companies greater access to yuan funds. [ID:nTOE66I02Q]
China has also used yuan trade settlement as a starting point to gradually internationalise the currency. The PBOC recently said it was extending the yuan trade settlement scheme to all overseas nations and regions.
The Chinese central bank issues mid-point data through the Shanghai-based interbank market, the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), on the market's website, www.chinamoney.com.cn.
The yuan may rise or fall 0.5 percent against the dollar from its mid-point each day. (Reporting by Lu Jianxin and Edmund Klamann)

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LG Household says considers acquiring Pasteur

July 20  - South Korean cosmetic and consumer goods maker LG Household and Health Care (051900.KS) said on Tuesday it was considering taking over unlisted local dairy producer Pasteur.
"We have been considering acquiring dairy producers to expand into a new business and Pasteur is one of the potential targets...We are reviewing the company but nothing has been decided," LG said in a statement. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

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China's path of FX diversification is unchanged -official

BEIJING, May 27  - China remains committed to its long-standing goal of diversifying it foreign exchange reserves, a government official told Reuters on Thursday.
The official, who is familiar with how the country manages its $2.4 trillion of reserves, said the direction of diversification "will not change", when asked about a report that China was reviewing its euro zone bond holdings. [ID:nN26249716]
Over the past few years, when China mentioned diversification, it was often interpreted as referring to its objective of reducing exposure to the dollar by investing more in other currencies, such as the euro.
Bankers and analysts say that at the margins China has been shifting some of its currency reserves, the world's largest, into a wider range of currencies in recent months, including assets elsewhere in Asia and in commodity-producing countries. (Reporting by Victoria Bi and Simon Rabinovitch; Editing by Ken Wills)

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South Korean won extends gains to over 2 pct

SEOUL, May 27 - The South Korean won extended gains to more than 2 percent against the dollar on Thursday on perceptions its recent selloff was overdone and as the local stock market continued to advance.

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Sumitomo: BHP requests over 10 pct coal price hike

TOKYO, May 27 - Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd (5405.T), Japan's third-biggest steelmaker, said BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) (BLT.L) had requested a 10-15 percent rise in the price of coking coal to $225 per tonne for July-September.

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Olympics-Short track-South Korea's

VANCOUVER, Feb 13 - South Korea's Lee Jung-su won the Olympic gold medal in the men's short track 1500m at the Winter Games on Saturday.

Apolo Anton Ohno and JR Celski of the U.S. won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
(Editing by Miles Evans; To query or comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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Deutsche Bank launches equity fund for Mittelstand

FRANKFURT, Feb 2  - Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has launched a 300 million euro ($417.4 million) fund to support small and mid-sized German companies with low-cost equity they can use to weather the financial crisis. The fund -- for which Germany's flagship lender is still seeking additional partners -- is supposed to start up this quarter with the goal of helping companies that have annual sales of up to 100 million euros, the bank said on Tuesday.
The fund will be administered by M Cap Finance and provide financing tranches of 2-10 million euros in the form of non-voting certificates.
Deutsche Bank Chef Executive Josef Ackermann floated the idea for the fund in December amid criticism that banks were lending too little to small companies -- known here as the Mittelstand -- pummeled by the global financial crisis.
Carmaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE) is among the companies reviewing whether to join the fund.
(Reporting by Philipp Halstrick; Writing by Michael Shields)



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Sinosteel sees IPO approval by June -China Daily

BEIJING, Jan 21 - Chinese state-owned metals trader Sinosteel plans to file for an initial public offering of Chinese A-shares before March and get all required approvals by June, Sinosteel president Huang Tianwen was quoted as saying on Thursday.
"Our plan is to list the shares on the A-market this year itself," Huang told China Daily. He did not specify which market the shares would be listed on or say how much it planned to raise.
China Daily said it planned to inject 95 percent of its assets into the listed firm. Sinosteel bought Australian iron ore miner Midwest Corp in 2008.
(Editing by Ken Wills)

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Nasdaq short interest ticks down in late December

 NEW YORK, Jan 12  - Short interest on the Nasdaq fell 0.84 percent in the second half of December, the exchange said on Tuesday, suggesting a decrease in bearish sentiment in the stock market.
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As of Dec. 31, short interest fell to about 6.40 billion shares from 6.46 billion shares as of Dec. 15.
The Nasdaq's short ratio, or the average number of days it would take to cover outstanding short positions, decreased to 3.20 days from 3.42 days.
Investors who sell securities "short" borrow shares and then sell them, waiting for the stock to fall so they can buy the shares back at the lower price, return them to the lender and pocket the difference.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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Moody's asgns A1 issuer rtng to Energie Steiermark; otlk stable

Reuters has stopped distributing the full text of Moody's Investors Service press releases on ratings actions, effective April 1, 2009. The text of this Moody's Investor Service rating is available at www.moodys.com.


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Fed's Bullard-Job loss pace slowed

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Sunday that while unemployment remains high, the pace of job loss has slowed and the main challenge for policy makers will be to adjust extensive securities purchases.

"Forces driving the U.S. economic recovery include stronger-than-expected global growth, especially in Asia," St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said in a statement describing remarks prepared for delivery to the Global Interdependence Center in Shanghai.
"Other forces include recovering consumption expenditures, less stress in financial markets and stabilization in the housing sector," said Bullard, who is a voter on the Fed's interest-rate setting panel.
A copy of his remarks was made available in Washington (Reporting by Mark Felsenthal; Editing Bernard Orr)

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HK stocks to open up 1 pct; Chalco rises


HONG KONG, Jan 11 - Hong Kong shares are set to
rise 1.02 percent on Monday as strong export data for China in
December boosts confidence in the sustained growth of the world's
third-largest economy.
Shares in Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco)
(2600.HK)(601600.SS), the country's top aluminum company and the
world's third-largest alumina producer, were indicated 3.73
percent higher after the firm raised its alumina spot price by
7.1 percent to 3,000 yuan ($439) per tonne from Jan. 8.
[ID:nTOE607095].
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened up 227.43 points
at 22,524.18. The China Enterprises .HSCE Index of top locally
listed mainland Chinese stocks rose 1.62 percent at 13,246.86.
Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd (600362.SS) (0358.HK), China's top
producer of the metal, gained 3.99 percent.
 (Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee, Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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Chinese c.bank sets yuan mid-point at 6.8277

Tue Jan 5, 2010 8:19pm EST
 SHANGHAI, Jan 6 - The central bank set the
mid-point of the yuan's CNY=CFXS CNY=SAEC exchange rate
against the dollar on Wednesday as follows.
 Mid-point  Previous day's mid-point  Previous day's close
   6.8277            6.8278                   6.8272
 SOURCE: The People's Bank of China, the central bank, issues
the data through the interbank market, the China Foreign Exchange
Trade System (www.chinamoney.com.cn).
 The yuan may rise or fall 0.5 percent from its mid-point each
day, but it has moved only a small fraction of its band in most
trading sessions since it was revalued by 2.1 percent to 8.11 per
dollar on July 21, 2005.
 In the three years following the revaluation, the central
bank allowed the yuan to appreciate a further 19 percent against
the dollar. The yuan's traded peak since the revaluation was
6.8099, reached on Sept. 23, 2008.
 Since July 2008, however, the central bank has used the
mid-point to keep the yuan at a virtual peg to the dollar within
a narrow 100-pip range, to protect China's economy as it
confronted a slowdown due to the global financial crisis.
 (Reporting by Chen Yixin and Jacqueline Wong)

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RPT-China's stock mkt opens up 0.4 pct after new year

SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - China's key stock index started 2010 up 0.4 percent on Monday, led by large cap stocks after gaining a solid 80 percent in 2009 as one of the world's best performing major markets, underpinned by brighter prospects for economic recovery and corporate earnings.
The Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC opened at 3,289.750 points.
Minsheng Bank (600016.SS), one of the most actively traded stocks, rose 1.52 percent to 8.03 yuan.
"Investors are very optimistic about the market's trend in the first quarter of this year due to the economic and market outlook," said Zheng Weigang, head of investment at Shanghai Securities.
"Looking forward to the rest of the year, it will depend on how fast the government will exit its economic stimulus scheme."
Analysts said they expected the index should break through its 2009 peak of 3,478 points in coming weeks, with large-caps outperforming on market expectations that China would launch its first stock index futures in the first quarter.
The launch of the long-awaited futures, that has taken more than three years, will push up index heavyweights as institutions try to have a bigger say in pricing the derivatives. ($1 = 6.83 yuan) (Reporting by Lu Jianxin and Jacqueline Wong)

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HK stocks open down on U.S. rate rise concern

HONG KONG, Jan 4  - Hong Kong shares opened down
0.06 percent on Monday, as concern that U.S. interest rates may
rise sooner than expected because of upbeat jobs data weighed on
sentiment.
Huaneng Power (0902.HK) was up 0.91 percent. The Chinese
power producer said it would buy stakes in power and port
operators for a total of 8.625 billion yuan ($1.26 billion), to
expand its operations and geographical coverage. [ID:nTOE60300J]
The benchmark Hang Seng Index .HSI opened down 12.46 points
at 21,860.04. The China Enterprises .HSCEIndex of top locally
listed mainland Chinese stocks fell 0.02 percent to 12,791.33.
 (Reporting by Jun Ebias; Editing by Chris Lewis)

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