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 +2.5%, Hang Seng +0.2%, Shanghai +0.4%<p>Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the week on a higher note with Japan's Nikkei (+2.5%) setting the pace. The Bank of Japan stepped up its bond purchases by JPY20 billion in order to curtail rising longer-term yields. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be meeting with President Donald Trump this weekend. On a separate note, better than expected trade data from China also contributed to the upbeat sentiment.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>China's January trade surplus $51.35 billion (expected surplus of $47.90 billion; last surplus of $40.71 billion). January Imports +16.7% year-over-year (expected 10.0%; last 3.1%) and Exports +7.9% year-over-year (consensus 3.3%; previous -6.2%)</li><li>Japan's January PPI +0.6% month-over-month (expected 0.2%; last 0.6%); +0.5% year-over-year (consensus 0.0%; last -1.2%). Tertiary Industry Activity Index -0.4% month-over-month (expected -0.1%; last 0.3%)</li><li>Australia's December Home Loans +0.4% month-over-month (expected 1.0%; last 1.3%) and December Invest Housing Finance -1.0% month-over-month (last 4.9%)</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>Japan's</strong> Nikkei spiked 2.5% to end the week with a 2.4% gain. Tokai Carbon surged 14.9% while Yamaha Motor, Yokohama Rubber, Toshiba, Okuma, Mazda Motor, Hino Motors, JTEKT, and Fuji Heavy Industries posted gains between 4.3% and 7.7%.</li><li><strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong's</strong> Hang Seng added 0.2%, extending its weekly gain to 1.9%. Financials and energy-related names had a good showing with PetroChina, CNOOC, and China Petrol & Chemical posting gains between 0.8% and 2.0% while Bank of East Asia, HSBC, Bank of China, and Hang Seng Bank advanced between 0.7% and 1.3%.</li><li><strong>China's</strong> Shanghai Composite rose 0.4%, ending the week higher by 1.8%. Guanghui Energy, Huaxin Cement, Lingyuan Iron & Steel, and Ningxia Building Materials Group climbed between 6.2% and 10.0%.</li><li><strong>India's</strong> Sensex settled just above its flat line, locking in a 1.6% gain for the week. Tata Consultancy, Infosys, and Wipro rose between 0.5% and 3.1% while ITC fell 1.6%. Financials were mixed with AXIS Bank, HDFC Bank, and SBI adding between 0.2% and 0.7% while ICICI Bank lost 1.2%.</li></ul><p><em>---FX---</em></p><ul><li>USDJPY +0.2% to 113.47</li><li>USDCNY +0.2% to 6.8797</li><li>USDINR +0.2% to 66.898</li></ul></td> </tr></table>"