** Kansai Electric Power Co rises 5.2 pct to 1,438yen, highest since mid-January** Co said Osaka District Court in western Japan on Fridayrejected a request for an injunction to halt two reactors atTakahama nuclear plant ** A local resident in Osaka had filed the case with thecourt last July to halt the plant's No.3 and No.4 reactors,citing dangers of missile attacks to the plant by North Korea,Ka...Read More

April 02 (BOJ Financial Markets Department) - The Bank of Japan announced the following interest rates for Japan's benchmark overnight call money. weighted average rate-0.068 percent highest rate 0.001 percent lowest rate-0.086 percent Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure ac...Read More

(Refiles to fix link in 2nd bullet, no change in text)** S.Korea's tourism, cosmetics sector shares shine asinvestors expected ongoing tensions with China to ease afterBeijing's special envoy's visit to Seoul ** China had shown strong opposition to Seoul's additionaldeployment of U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)system ** Lotte Tour Development up nearly 30 pct,Seoul bourse's daily...Read More

BOJ money market operations and current account deposit (3/30)April 02 (BOJ Financial Markets Department)in billion yen 3/30 Projected Preliminary RevisedBank notes -101010Treasury funds and others 176018501850------------------------------------------------------------------------------Market balance175018601860------------------------------------------------------------------------------Subtotal...Read More

30 Mar 2018China Moly today's Margin Long Amount is 30,664 (x10000) yuan, Short Selling Volume is 27 (x10000) shares. Detail information is as followsMargin long Margin Long Margin Long Short Selling Short Selling Short close Balance Amount Close Balance Volume Volume Amount Amount Volume ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 29...Read More

30 Mar 2018Jinduicheng today's Margin Long Amount is 648 (x10000) yuan, Short Selling Volume is 0.00 (x10000) shares. Detail information is as followsMargin long Margin Long Margin Long Short Selling Short Selling Short close Balance Amount Close Balance Volume Volume Amount Amount Volume ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 49...Read More

SINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - Singapore's private homeprices rose 3.1 percent in the first quarter, the fastestquarterly growth in nearly eight years, data showed on Monday.The growth rate was the quickest since the second quarter of2010 when home prices rose 5.3 percent.The Urban Redevelopment Authority released detailedestimates for the change in private home prices in the firstquarter of 2018:...Read More

** Japan Display Inc drops 5.7 pct to 182 yen,lowest since mid-August, on dilution fears** Co said it would raise $518 mln through a new share issueand an asset sale, in a stop-gap measure to shore up itsfinances as it struggles to find partners for a tie-up ** As of previous close, stock had fallen 15.35 pct so farthis year** As of 00:32 GMT, about 9.35 mln shares of the Tokyo-basedcompany have b...Read More

(Repeats to fix formatting)TOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activityexpanded at a slightly slower pace in March, revised data from asurvey showed on Monday, as growth in new orders and outputmoderated slightly though the economy overall remained in solidshape.The Final Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing PurchasingManagers Index (PMI) fell to 53.1 in March on a seasonallyadjusted ba...Read More

TOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) -* The benchmark Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) rubbercontractfor September deliveryfell 1 percent, or 1.9yen, to 182.1 yen per kg by 0024 GMT, as investors took profitsafter five straight sessions of gains* Key Shanghai futures ended overnight trading 40yuanhigher at 11,575 yuan ($1,845) per tonne* Rubber inventories in warehouses monitored by the ShanghaiFutures Exchan...Read More

* MSCI Asia-Pacific index up 0.3 pct, Nikkei rises 0.2 pct* Dollar little changed against euro, yen* Crude oil extends gains By Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - Asian stocks began the newquarter on Monday with mild gains following a strong performanceby global equities last week, while the dollar held steadyawaiting key economic indicators.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ou...Read More

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Reuters) - Data from the Markit Malaysia Purchasing Managers' Index for March.?EUREURReadings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions while ones below indicate deterioration. DATAMARCHFEBJAN49.5 49.9 50.5 CONTEXT* Malaysia's manufacturing activity slumped to five-month lows on weak demand, as production fell for the first time in eight months and new orders c...Read More

SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity in March contracted for the first time in three months as new orders shrank, reducing overall output, a private manufacturing survey showed on Monday.The Nikkei/Markit purchasing managers' index (PMI) on operating conditions for the manufacturing sector stood at 49.1 for March, compared with 50.3 a month earlier.The 50-point level separates...Read More

TAIPEI, April 2 (Reuters) - Data from the Nikkei/Markit Taiwan Purchasing Managers' Index for March. Readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions while readings below indicate deterioration.MarchFebruary January55.356.0 56.9CONTEXT:*The headline PMI slips to 55.3 in March, down from 56.0 in February - the slowest pace of expansion since last October.*Output growth quickened to...Read More

By Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday,lifted by a drop in U.S. drilling activity as well as byexpectations that the United States could re-introduce sanctionsagainst Iran.U.S. WTI crude futures were at $65.18 a barrel at0025 GMT, up 24 cents, or 0.4 percent, from their previoussettlement.Brent crude futures were fetching $69.67 per barrel,up 33 cents, or 0.5...Read More

** Shares of Kumho Tire soar nearly 30 pct,Seoul stocks' daily trading limit, after workers approved theco's acquisition by Qingdao Doublestar** Kumho Tire shares hit five-week intraday highs** Broader market up 0.8 pct at 0021 GMT Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accu...Read More

* Cable up 0.21% in early Asia, range so far 1.4010/37* Friday's low at 1.4005, 21 DMA at 1.3997 initial supports* Below that 50% retracement of Mar range at 1.3978 back-up support* 5 DMA crosses through 10 day, upside momentum is waning* Friday's high at 1.4060 initial resistance* 10 DMA at 1.4090 now looks to be a good level to sell <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^...Read More

* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:* SSEC +0.3 pct, CSI300 +0.1 pct* Stock connects closed for holiday in Hong Kong* CNY official close 6.2745 per dollar* FTSE China A50 -0.7 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index +1.8 pctSHANGHAI, April 2 (Reuters) - Following is a list of recent corporate and policyannouncements, as well as other news that might affect Chinese financial markets.Policy, government,...Read More

* USD/JPY holding in place, early Asia 106.25-41, Friday 106.12-53.* Bids still eyed towards 106.00 and offers from @106.50, trading stilllight.* BoJ Tankan does little to spur activity, USD/JPY assumption toooptimistic?* Little chance of bump back up to 109.66 anytime soon.* Stock market still depressed @21.5k, US yields soggy, Treasury 10s@2.760%.* Daily Ichi kijun 106.12 just below, no large ne...Read More

* USD/CNY fix estimate range 6.2730-6.2780 vs prev 6.2881* Likely close to last official USD/CNY spot closing 6.2733* Broadly lower USD/AXJ seen as US yield curve compresses* China's official PMI squarely beats forecasts * But China's new tariffs on US goods is worrying <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^CNYfix: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^...Read More