Asian stock markets in a fragmented
Having lost 3% 1% Friday and Monday, the Tokyo Stock Exchange limit its losses Tuesday, but the Nikkei is still under 10,000 points, the Japanese index closed licensor 0.19% to 9932.90 points. The Topix index ends in fall by 0.16% to 881.57 points.
Elsewhere in Asia, Sydney is also down by 0.16% to 4505 points. In contrast, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong gained 0.35% to 19,586 points, Taiwan, 1.45% to 7361 points, Bombay, 0.56% to 15,992 points and South Korea, 0.39% to 3320 points.
As for currencies, the euro strengthens against the Yen (0.53% to 122.46 yen).
Crude prices are down Tuesday in electronic trading in Asia, in a context of decline in regional stock exchanges and concerns about weak demand for oil in the United States.In morning trading, a barrel of light sweet crude for March delivery retreated 24 cents to 71.65 dollars, while that of Brent North Sea due to identical, yielding 20 cents to 69.91 dollars .
Toyota is again under the spotlight
If the front macroeconomics has been very quiet, the news company has once again been very hot. The Japanese Ministry of Transport has announced that Toyota will recall Prius hybrid cars worldwide because of a brake problem . The Japanese automaker will recall 223,068 cars including hybrids including 199,666 Prius in Japan, according to the Ministry of Transport.
In the process, he announced that Toyota will suspend the sale to Japan of the hybrid models SAI, HS250h Lexus and Prius PHV, and recalled 23,402 of these vehicles.CEO Totota, Akio Toyoda, convened a press conference at 7:30 on the hybrid Prius, affected by a defect in the braking system. The conference "will relate to market measures relating to the braking system," said a spokesman for the constructor.
The Australian company, Resourcehouse specializing in mining coal and iron ore, has signed a mega contract with China Power International for $ 60 billion it has called "the largest contract export "of the country.
Several companies publish their third quarter results: Nissan, Japan Tobacco and Pioneer.