Monetary easing expectations Japanese, Asian stocks Positive

Headline - the main stock index board in the Asian market in early trading Tuesday, January 22, 2013 overshadowed investors awaiting action from the policy meeting of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).


However, the high expectations the bold steps on monetary easing aimed at increasing the activity of the country with the world's largest economy to the positive sentiment.

The MSCI Asia Pacific region outside Japan market, as quoted by Reuters pages, began trading today with a rise of 0.1 percent. However, the index level is below the highest position of the last few months that occurred in yesterday's trading.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian stock index suffered their biggest drop in 16 months, as a main risk alert state elections.

Australia's benchmark stock index, also rose 0.5 percent AXJO to its highest level in 20 months at the beginning of the transaction today. Meanwhile, South Korea's stock market index, KS11, opened almost moved horizontally.

In the Japanese market, the Nikkei 225 index opened up 0.2 percent. Nikkei trading faces varied in the last two sessions, because the yen against the dollar moving unstable ahead of BOJ.

Nikkei fell 1.5 percent on Monday, as investors booked profits from the index rallied 2.9 percent on Friday.

Meanwhile, European stock indexes rose at the close on Monday, approaching the highest level the last two years, as investors bet on economic recovery in Europe. Meanwhile, Wall Street holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Sources: http://bisnis.news.viva.co.id/news/read/384332