tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605690734287518682024-02-07T10:44:18.970+07:00NewsbeoNews Business Exclusive OnlineHeri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-48077611125978950582011-11-07T15:35:00.000+07:002011-11-07T15:35:20.518+07:00i'm come back!so dah lama ga posting coz karna kesibukan! saat ini aku mencoba kembali blogging n mengunjungii sobat blogger lagi. sedikit ada perubahan tentang tema mulai saat ini!Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-90999113313784616482010-09-12T15:00:00.000+07:002010-09-12T15:00:12.419+07:00ini 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.<br />
"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.<br />
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.<br />
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"Jika ada bank yang tidak dapat memenuhi aturan tersebut maka ini juga bisa berdampak pada pergerakan rupiah di akhir tahun nanti," pungkasnya.<br />
Seperti diketahui, tiga hari menjelang Lebaran, pergerakan rupiah malah terpantau melemah bila dibandingkan dengan penutupan rupiah sehari sebelumnya.<br />
Nilai tukar rupiah, berdasarkan kurs tengah Bank Indonesia (BI), Selasa 7 September sore melemah ke posisi Rp9.011 per USD jika dibandingkan dengan periode perdagangan sebelumnya yang ada di Rp9.012 per USD.<br />
Sementara menurut yahoofinance, rupiah ada pada kisaran level Rp9.025 per USD dengan kisaran perdagangan di hari sebelumnya Rp8.985 per USD.(ade)(okezone)Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-68556305146994957322010-09-09T02:03:00.000+07:002010-09-09T02:03:22.246+07:00Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVSriOD2sYfd1q5dBbnhQBqrVR3YJXQ0S2LAvtPbRjZ9Lbo_EO1-4btW3R6arY7kCQyhKrqX-5iwADoMhnWVyCcrHCxcz8wGPg5NTW71kbm6xlqaDiKvWVWROAW41kJxV1d6gXTOrfWc/s1600/idul-fitri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVSriOD2sYfd1q5dBbnhQBqrVR3YJXQ0S2LAvtPbRjZ9Lbo_EO1-4btW3R6arY7kCQyhKrqX-5iwADoMhnWVyCcrHCxcz8wGPg5NTW71kbm6xlqaDiKvWVWROAW41kJxV1d6gXTOrfWc/s400/idul-fitri.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-37581793349881762242010-09-07T11:54:00.002+07:002010-09-12T00:06:57.572+07:00HSG Kembali Dibuka Melesat 20 Poin<b style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-size: small;">sobat pada jam</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"> 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<b> </b></span><br />
<h5 style="font-weight: normal;"><b>JAKARTA</b> - <span style="font-size: small;">Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) kembali dibuka cukup optimis pada pagi hari ini. Ketika dibuka, Indeks Saham langsung melesat hingga hampir sebanyak 20 poin.<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
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.<a name='more'></a><br />
Saham yang bergerak naik <i>(top gainers) </i>adalah PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk (IMAS) naik Rp1.700 ke Rp10.200, PT Gudang Garam Tbk (GGRM) naik Rp1.000 ke Rp48.000, PT Astra International Tbk (ASII) naik Rp850 ke Rp53.250, dan PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA) naik Rp650 ke Rp3.975.<br />
Sementara saham yang bergerak melemah (<i>top lossers) </i>adalah PT Mayora Indonesia Tbk (MYOR) turun Rp250 ke Rp10.050, PT Astra Otoparts Tbk (AUTO) turun Rp100 ke Rp17.700, PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk (UNVR) turun Rp100ke Rp16.350 dan PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (INDF) turun Rp75 ke Rp4.775.(wdi)</span></h5>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-11761439746054662782010-09-06T14:00:00.001+07:002010-09-06T14:03:15.307+07:00Selangkah Lagi, IHSG Sentuh 3.200<div style="text-align: justify;">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</div>tapi tetep berita mengenai informasi ekonomi indonesia bakal tetep dech...ini artikel dari oke zone yg saya informasikan untuk sobat2 sekalian.<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>JAKARTA</b> - 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.<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
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Hingga siang ini, nilai transaksi tercatat Rp1,93 triliun dengan volume sebanyak 1,275 miliar lembar saham. Sebanyak 129 saham menguat, 54 saham melemah, dan 79 saham tidak mengalami perubahan.<br />
Bursa Asia siang ini diperdagangkan bersemangat dengan dipimpin oleh penguatan Nikkei 225 sebesar 143,93 poin atau1,58 persen ke 9.258,06, Hang Seng melompat hingga 277,45 poin atau 1,32 persen ke 21.248,95 dan Strait Times naik 7,44 poin atau 0,25 persen ke 3.010,00.<br />
Saham yang bergerak menguat (top gainers) adalah PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk (MLBI) naik Rp15.000 ke Rp195.500, PT Astra International Tbk (ASII) naik Rp1.600 ke Rp51.600, PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional Tbk (IMAS) naik Rp1.400 ke Rp8.500, dan PT Bank Tabungan Pensiunan N Tbk (BTPN) naik Rp400 ke Rp10.600.<br />
Sementara saham yang melemah (top loosers) adalah PT Gudang Garam Tbk (GGRM) turun Rp1.050 ke Rp46.950, PT Indocement Tunggal Perkasa Tbk (INTP) turun Rp350 ke Rp18.700, PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk (TOWR) turun Rp300 ke Rp6.500, dan PT Mayora Indah Tbk (MYOR) turun Rp300 ke Rp10.100.<b>(adn)</b>(rhs) </div>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-43447630708899249372010-09-03T09:59:00.000+07:002010-09-03T09:59:30.245+07:00Jelang Libur Lebaran, IHSG Cenderung Melemah<strong>JAKARTA</strong> - 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 <em>placement </em>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 <strong>okezone </strong>di Jakarta.<br />
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.<br />
<a name='more'></a>Di pasar saham AS, investor tampaknya masih menunggu data <em>payroll </em>yang bakal dirilis pada Jumat waktu setempat. Kendati demikian, sejumlah data ekonomi yang positifi berhasil menggring tiga indeks utama Wall Street ini menguat.<br />
Pada perdagangan Kamis (2/9/2010) waktu setempat, Dow Jones naik 50,63 poin atau 0,49 persen ke 10.320,10. Standard & Poor's 500 mengalami kenaikan 9,81 poin atau 0,91 persen ke 1.090,10 demikian juga Nasdaq Composite Index naik 23,17 poin atau 1,06 persen menjadi 2.200,01.<br />
Untuk hari ini, Purwoko memperkirakan indeks masih akan bergerak fluktuatif dengan kisaran <em>support-resistance </em>3.090-3.140.<br />
Sementara itu, Trimegah Securities mengggungkapkan hal yang berbeda. Dia mengatakan jika indeks saham masih bisa menguat. "Dengan pergerakan stochastic yang masih berada dalam trend naik, maka diharapkan dapat mengakhiri tekanan yang ada," bebernya.<br />
Untuk hari ini, Trimegah memperkirakan pergerakan indeks akan berada di kisaran 3.099-3.153, dengan saham pilihan PT Ramayana Insan Lestari Tbk (RALS) dan PT Jasa Marga Tbk (JSMR).(wdi)Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-39023245872579696432010-09-02T12:56:00.002+07:002010-09-02T12:56:26.141+07:00Daihatsu to recall 581,192 minivehicles in JapanTOKYO, 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.<br />
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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)Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-78825559272223511832010-09-01T14:52:00.001+07:002010-09-02T22:13:08.589+07:00Siap-Siap, Tahun Depan Rupiah Bakal Melemah<div style="text-align: justify;">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.<br />
"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).<br />
Kendati demikian, kondisi mata uang rupiah akan sama dengan kondisi mata uang emerging market. Dari pasar emerging itu kondisinya akan saling memengaruhi.<br />
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.<br />
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"Volatilitas rupiah semakin mengecil, sudah di bawah 10 persen yaitu di kisaran delapan persen, turun bila dibandingkan dulu masih di atas itu," jelas Budi.<br />
Dengan kondisi tingkat volatilitas semakin mengecil maka kondisi rupiah akan semakin baik. Hal itu berarti tugas BI dalam menjaga volatilitas rupiah dinilai berhasil. Terlebih dengan kebijakan penguncian kepemilikan SBI satu bulan yang akan mengantisipasi terjadi pembalikan dana secara tiba-tiba (revearsal).<br />
Menurut Budi, dengan kebijakan penguncian kepemilikan SBI itu maka dana asing secara instan tidak bisa seenaknya pergi.<br />
Sebelumnya, Gubernur BI Darmin Nasution menjelaskan penguatan nilai tukar rupiah yang terjadi saat ini hanya sebentar saja. Tahun depan diperkirakan rupiah akan melemah seiring dengan tantangan tingkat perekonomian fundamental, regional dan global.<br />
"Rupiah di 2011 nanti akan terus stabil tetapi kemungkinan akan cenderung melemah dibandingkan tahun ini," jelas Darmin.<br />
Menurut Darmin, proyeksi bank sentral terhadap perekonomian tahun depan agak memburuk. Hal itu ditandai dengan kinerja ekspor akan kalah cepat dengan impor.<br />
Penurunan kinerja ekspor ini disebabkan karena pertumbuhan ekonomi negara tujuan ekspor belum pulih. "Ekspor akan tertekan sedangkan impor masih akan tinggi ini menyebabkan surplus neraca berjalan akan turun dan bisa menekan rupiah," kata Darmin.<br />
Sehingga BI menilai asumsi rupiah dalam Rancangan Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara (RAPBN) 2011 sebesar Rp9.300 per USD dinilai cukup realistis.<br />
Tapi meski rupiah cenderung melemah tahun depan, imbal hasil rupiah dinilai akan relatif lebih tinggi dan menguntungkan bagi investor saat membeli rupiah. "Kondisi tersebut akan menjadi daya tarik arus modal," jelas Darmin.(Didik Purwanto/Koran SI/ade) (okezone)</div>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-68691839647545469242010-08-30T09:15:00.000+07:002010-08-30T09:15:03.307+07:00Nikkei jumps as yen slips on BOJ easing expectations<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 30 - <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(12)" title="Full coverage of Japan">Japan</a>'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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> The benchmark Nikkei <a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=jp%21n225">.N225</a> gained 267.25 points to 9,258.31, after rising 1 percent on Friday.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> The broader Topix <a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=jp%21tpix">.TOPX</a> added 2.3 percent to 838.50.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> 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 <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=aikohayashi&">Aiko Hayashi</a>; Editing by <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=edwina.gibbs&">Edwina Gibbs</a>) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-44632545574418456112010-08-27T09:33:00.000+07:002010-08-29T01:09:21.453+07:00Westpac sells 65 bln yen in Samurai bonds - lead<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 27- Australia's Westpac Banking Corp (<span id="symbol_WBC.AX_0">WBC.AX</span>) 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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> Westpac sold 50 billion yen in fixed-rate bonds and 15 billion yen in floating-rate bonds.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> Other lead managers are Citigroup Global Markets Japan and Nomura Securities.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> Samurai bonds are yen bonds issued in Japan by non-Japanese entities. (Reporting by Naoyuki Katayama and Hiroyasu Hoshi; writing by Rika Otsuka) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-58930499511193048862010-08-27T09:31:00.001+07:002010-08-27T09:31:57.735+07:00Manulife,ACE among bidders for NY Life Asia assets-sources<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 27 - Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp (<span id="symbol_MFC.TO_0">MFC.TO</span>) and Switzerland's Ace Ltd (<span id="symbol_ACE.N_1">ACE.N</span>) are among bidders for New York Life Insurance Co's [NYLIN.UL] Hong Kong, Taiwan and <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/south-korea" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(6)" title="Full coverage of South Korea">South Korea</a>n assets up for sale, sources said, in a deal valued between $800 million and $1 billion.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> Unlisted NY Life was pulling out of the three marginal Asian markets and had mandated Deutsche Bank AG (<span id="symbol_DBKGn.DE_2">DBKGn.DE</span>) to run the auction, sources with knowledge of the matter said.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> NY Life, Manulife, Deutsche Bank and ACE declined to comment.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-78363517969555001752010-08-24T14:20:00.001+07:002010-08-24T14:20:52.168+07:00Japan's Sumitomo Trust<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 24- <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(12)" title="Full coverage of Japan">Japan</a>'s Sumitomo Trust and Banking (<span id="symbol_8403.T_0"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=8403.T">8403.T</a></span>) said on Tuesday that its shareholders would get 1.49 shares of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings (<span id="symbol_8309.T_1"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=8309.T">8309.T</a></span>) for each Sumitomo share in their planned merger scheduled for April.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 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 <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=taiga.uranaka&">Taiga Uranaka</a>; Editing by <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=chris.gallagher&">Chris Gallagher</a>) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-57483175345981968902010-08-23T07:02:00.001+07:002010-08-23T07:02:48.481+07:00Westpac Q3 cash profit up 27.3 pct<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 23 - Westpac Banking Corp (<span id="symbol_WBC.AX_0">WBC.AX</span>), 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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> Six analysts on average forecast a A$1.5 billion profit.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_4"></span> 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 <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=narayanan.somasundaram&">Narayanan Somasundaram</a>; Editing by Balazs Koranyi) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-22950606563371287532010-08-19T11:30:00.001+07:002010-08-19T11:30:23.507+07:00Indonesia's Tower Bersama eyes $200 mln in IPO<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">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) </span></span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-50502985196347652902010-08-18T09:59:00.001+07:002010-08-18T09:59:33.973+07:00Everbright Bank shares up 8.7 pct in Shanghai debut<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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]<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> The mid-sized lender sold 6.1 billion shares in the offering, which could be expanded to 7 billion shares with the over-allotment.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index <a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=cn%21SHI">.SSEC</a> was up 0.1 percent. ($1=6.77 yuan) (Reporting by <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=farah.master&">Farah Master</a> and Soo Ai Peng; Editing by Jason Subler) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-53423591178844421942010-08-18T09:58:00.001+07:002010-08-18T09:58:28.726+07:00JX shuts 17,000 bpd reformer after Osaka refinery fire<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 18 - JX Holdings (<span id="symbol_5020.T_0">5020.T</span>), <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(12)" title="Full coverage of Japan">Japan</a>'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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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 <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=chris.gallagher&">Chris Gallagher</a>) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-3286498916634563762010-08-17T05:52:00.000+07:002010-08-17T05:52:07.563+07:00NZ's Sky City Entertainment year profit down 11.5 pct<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 17 - New Zealand's largest casino operator Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd. (<span id="symbol_SKC.NZ_0"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=SKC.NZ">SKC.NZ</a></span>) 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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 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]<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> Normalised for all one-off items Sky City said its profit was NZ$129.1 million.<br />
<span id="midArticle_4"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_5"></span> Sky City declared a dividend of 9.5 cents per share, compared with 6.5 cents per share last year.<br />
<span id="midArticle_6"></span> 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 <a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=nz%21NGFE">.NZ50</a>.<br />
<span id="midArticle_7"></span> Sky City owns or has an interest in four casinos in New Zealand, where a ban on new casinos has given it dominance.<br />
<span id="midArticle_8"></span> It also has casinos in Adelaide and Darwin in Australia, where it competes with Tabcorp (<span id="symbol_TAH.AX_2"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=TAH.AX">TAH.AX</a></span>) and Crown Ltd (<span id="symbol_CWN.AX_3"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=CWN.AX">CWN.AX</a></span>). (NZ$1=$1.42) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-91831546950781556122010-08-10T10:57:00.001+07:002010-08-10T10:57:29.341+07:00China stocks down after import data disappoints<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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]<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> The Shanghai Composite Index <a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/index?symbol=cn%21SHI">.SSEC</a> 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 <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=jason.subler&">Jason Subler</a>) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-58444962817000703832010-08-10T10:54:00.001+07:002010-08-10T10:54:39.517+07:00BOJ holds off on easing, unfazed so far by yen riseBOJ holds off on easing, unfazed so far by yen rise<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">Aug 10 - The Bank of <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(12)" title="Full coverage of Japan">Japan</a> 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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> As widely expected, the central bank kept interest rates at 0.1 percent in a unanimous vote.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 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 <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(12)" title="Full coverage of Japan">Japan</a>ese and global economies.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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).<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> 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 <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/japan" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(12)" title="Full coverage of Japan">Japan</a>'s export-reliant growth and putting pressure on the BOJ to loosen its already very easy monetary policy.<br />
<span id="midArticle_4"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_5"></span> 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 <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=leika.kihara&">Leika Kihara</a>; Editing by Edmund Klamann) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-55383367458052087982010-07-30T07:30:00.001+07:002010-07-30T07:30:47.147+07:00RPT-S.Korea KT Q2 op rises on smartphone subscribersJuly 30 - KT Corp (<span id="symbol_030200.KS_0">030200.KS</span>), <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/south-korea" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(6)" title="Full coverage of South Korea">South Korea</a>'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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> KT, the exclusive seller of Apple's (<span id="symbol_AAPL.O_1">AAPL.O</span>) iPhone in the <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/south-korea" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(6)" title="Full coverage of South Korea">South Korea</a>n 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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)Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-23237312988889069392010-07-28T22:51:00.001+07:002010-07-28T22:54:04.082+07:00Panasonic to make Sanyo<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"> By Taro Fuse, Kentaro Hamada and Emi Emoto<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span><span class="articleLocation">TOKYO</span> July 29 (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp (<span id="symbol_6752.T_0">6752.T</span>) plans to acquire the shares it does not already own in Sanyo Electric Co (<span id="symbol_6764.T_1">6764.T</span>) and Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd (<span id="symbol_6991.T_2">6991.T</span>), four sources with knowledge of the matter said.<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> 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) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-38245304070781094142010-07-20T08:42:00.000+07:002010-07-20T08:42:00.746+07:00Chinese c.bank sets yuan mid-point at 6.7812<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">July 20 - The People's Bank of China fixed the yuan's daily mid-point <a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/currencies/quote?srcCurr=CNY&destCurr=USD">CNY=SAEC</a> 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.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> Mid-point Previous day's mid-point Previous day's close<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 6.7812 6.7800 6.7780<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_3"></span> However, Beijing has apparently quickened the pace of internationalising the Chinese currency on other fronts.<br />
<span id="midArticle_4"></span> 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]<br />
<span id="midArticle_5"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_6"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_7"></span> 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) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-23967119158134267092010-07-20T08:40:00.001+07:002010-07-20T08:40:55.921+07:00LG Household says considers acquiring Pasteur<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">July 20 - <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/south-korea" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(6)" title="Full
coverage of South Korea">South Korea</a>n cosmetic and consumer goods maker LG Household and Health Care (<span id="symbol_051900.KS_0">051900.KS</span>) said on Tuesday it was considering taking over unlisted local dairy producer Pasteur.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> "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) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-84609061893435136712010-05-27T12:45:00.000+07:002010-05-27T12:45:02.202+07:00China's path of FX diversification is unchanged -official<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph"> BEIJING, May 27 - China remains committed to its long-standing goal of diversifying it foreign exchange reserves, a government official told Reuters on Thursday.<br />
</span><span id="midArticle_0"></span> 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]<br />
<span id="midArticle_1"></span> 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.<br />
<span id="midArticle_2"></span> 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 <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=simon.rabinovitch&">Simon Rabinovitch</a>; Editing by Ken Wills) </span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160569073428751868.post-55125935375194777022010-05-27T12:43:00.001+07:002010-05-27T12:43:47.913+07:00South Korean won extends gains to over 2 pct<span id="articleText"><span class="focusParagraph">SEOUL, May 27 - The <a href="http://www.reuters.com/places/south-korea" onclick="Reuters.article.trackInlineLink(10)" title="Full coverage of South Korea">South Korea</a>n 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.</span></span>Heri Agus Afriyantohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320505614142358596noreply@blogger.com0