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Asian stock markets euphoric

The week starts well for the Asian market. On Monday, all financial markets appear to increase sustained. At the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Nikkei opened up 1.53% and growth is accelerated in mid-session (1.80%) before finishing on a gain of 2.09% to 10,567.25 points. This is its highest level in six weeks.

The morale of Japanese investors is supported by sound macroeconomic statistics, published Monday. Japan has indeed registered in January of a current account surplus of 899.8 billion yen (6.9 billion euros), after having suffered a record deficit de132, 7 billion yen last year, according to the Ministry of Finance . This figure is higher than the forecasts of economists who were expecting on average a surplus of 750 billion yen.

In addition, Asian markets continue to react positively to the figures of U.S. employment, less bad than expected on Friday.The United States lost 36,000 jobs in February. The consensus of analysts foresaw from 50,000 to 67,000 job cuts. The unemployment rate remained steady at 9.7%, consistent with him, anticipated savings account payday advance . The announcement Friday, coupled with an increase in consumer credit (4.96 billion dollars in January, the first increase in a year), led by Wall Street and European financial centers, close to the green.

Exchanges in the region follow suit

In the wake of Tokyo, the benchmark Hang Seng Stock Exchange of Hong Kong climbed 1.92% to 21,186.09 points. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is 0.74% at 3053.60 points.

The other exchanges in the region follow. Korea's KOSDAQ is up 0.73% to 1267.63 points. The Bombay Stock Exchange posted an increase of 0.92% to 17,150.53 points.The S & P 200 Australian climbing 0.85% to 4807.90 points.

The increased gross

As for commodities, crude prices were trending upward in Asia on Monday. The barrel of light sweet crude for April delivery gained 47 cents to 81.97 dollars, reaching the highest at 82.04 dollars before retreating.

The barrel of Brent North Sea at the same maturity, took 47 cents to 80.36 dollars.