Список проголосовавших за комментарий "<table class="BriefingDataTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td class="tickerColumn"> </td> <td class="articleColumn">Asian Markets Close: Nikkei -0.5%, Hang Seng +0.2%, Shanghai +0.5%<p>Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended Thursday on a mostly higher note while Japan's Nikkei (-0.5%) underperformed. The index responded to an uptick in the yen during yesterday's Wall Street session, but the Japanese currency (112.36) has retraced the bulk of yesterday's advance, trading lower by 0.4% against the greenback. The People's Bank of China decided to forego reverse repurchase operations for the fifth consecutive session while the Reserve Bank of New Zealand left its key interest rate at 1.75%, as expected.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>Japan's December Core Machinery Orders +6.7% month-over-month (expected 3.1%; last -5.1%); +6.7% year-over-year (expected 4.6%; previous 10.4%). M2 Money Stock +4.1% year-over-year (consensus 4.0%; last 4.0%). Machine Tool Orders +3.5% year-over-year (last 4.4%)</li><li>Australia's December HIA New Home Sales +0.2% month-over-month (last 6.1%)</li><li>New Zealand's December Building Consents -7.2% month-over-month (last -9.6%)</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>Japan's</strong> Nikkei lost 0.5%, returning to its closing level from Tuesday. Hitachi, Ebara, Fuji Heavy Industries, JTEKT, Yokohama Rubber, Nissan Motor, Toyota Motor, Honda, and Mazda Motor posted losses between 1.9% and 8.1%. On the upside, SUMCO, Konami, DeNa, and J Front Retailing added between 1.7% and 6.2%.</li><li><strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong's</strong> Hang Seng added 0.2% even though more than half of its components ended lower. Belle International jumped 5.1% while property names like China Resources Land, Sino Land, China Overseas, and Cheung Kong Property Holdings added between 0.2% and 4.7%.</li><li><strong>China's</strong> Shanghai Composite climbed 0.5%. Tibet Urban Development & Investment, Chengdu Xuguang Electronics, Shaanxi Baoguang Vacuum Electronic Apparatus, and Luenmei Quantum rose between 5.4% and 7.4%.</li><li><strong>India's</strong> Sensex ticked up 0.1%. Infosys, ITC, and Wipro all gained near 1.0% apiece. Tata Consultancy jumped 2.7% while financials lagged. ICICI Bank, AXIS Bank, SBI, and HDFC Bank all lost near 0.5%.</li></ul><p><em>---FX---</em></p><ul><li>USDJPY +0.4% to 112.36</li><li>USDCNY -0.1% to 6.8657</li><li>USDINR -0.2% to 66.846</li></ul></td> </tr></table>"