19th February 2013 Tuesday

Asian Stocks Head for 18-Month High as Bridgestone, Gree Rise
By Yoshiaki Nohara - Feb 19, 2013 9:54 AM GMT+0800

Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index poised to close at the highest level in 18 months, as Bridgestone Corp. jumped on better-than-expected sales and profit forecasts while the yen’s gain weighed on Japanese exporters.
Bridgestone, the world biggest tiremaker, soared 9.2 percent in Tokyo, headed for the highest close since 2006. Gree Inc., a Japanese social-network website operator, rose 5 percent on a share-buyback plan. Sony Corp., Japan’s No. 1 exporter of consumer electronics, slid 1 percent as the yen strengthened after Finance Minister Taro Aso ruled out foreign bond buying. Sonic Healthcare Ltd. tumbled 7.9 percent in Sydney after its first-half net income fell short of estimates.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.3 percent to 134.22 as of 10:51 a.m. in Tokyo, with five stocks rising for each three that fell. The measure is headed for the highest close since Aug. 2, 2011.
“Earnings have been mixed with auto-related companies doing better,” said Kazuyuki Terao, Tokyo-based chief investment officer of Allianz Global Investors Japan Co., part of Allianz Global Investors that oversees about 302 billion euros ($403 billion). “Stocks may give up some gains as the market discounts expectations for foreign bond buying. Yet, the Bank of Japan will still do aggressive monetary easing once a new governor comes in.”

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The MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced 7.7 percent from the start of November, led by Japanese shares, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to beat deflation and pushed the central bank to ease monetary policy. Asia’s benchmark trades at 14.9 times estimated earnings compared with 13.7 for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and 12.3 for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 0.2 percent after minutes of last month’s Bank of Japan meeting said the nation’s economy remains relatively weak. South Korea’s Kospi Index gained 0.1 percent.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index advanced 0.2 percent as minutes of the central bank’s latest meeting said there are indications that lower rates are starting to spur the economy. New Zealand’s NZX 50 Index rose 0.6 percent.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.2 percent and China’s Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.1 percent. Taiwan’s Taiex Index rose 0.2 percent and Singapore’s Straits Times Index increased 0.5 percent.
Futures on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index were little changed. U.S. equity markets will reopen today after the Presidents’ Day holiday.
Of the 337 companies on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index that have reported quarterly earnings and for which Bloomberg has estimates, 51 percent exceeded profit expectations. That compares with 71 percent of S&P 500 companies that topped profit forecasts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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