CHINA: BEFORE THE OPEN, 19Jun2013

Good morning! Mainland IPO pipeline may re-open as early as July. China and EU to sit down on solar duty dispute. Home price growth slows nation wide while FDI increases and Huawei rejects rumours they are buying Nokia. Here’s what you need to know before the open.

Pop the bubbly and get your allocations in.. The IPO train could be arriving soon. 

China’s FDI up 0.29 pct in May, further growth expected

During the first five months, inbound investment increased 1.03 percent from a year earlier to 47.6 billion U.S. dollars, MOC data showed.

CHINA: CLOSING WRAP, 16May2013

“Here’s comes the boom!”  SHCOMP +1.22% led by property, insurers and brokers. China cements itself as the king of gold, FDI up and exporters mull the effects of the yen. Here’s what you need to know. “how you like me now!”

FDI inflow edges up 0.4 pct in April

China attracted 8.44 billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) in April, up only 0.4 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. The figure marked a sharp slowdown from the 6.32-percent growth seen in February and 5.65 percent in March. Read More, Xinhua

CHINA: BEFORE THE OPEN, 23Apr2013

CHINA: CLOSING WRAP, 18Apr2013

China Mar FDI 5.7% vs. 1.9% expected

S Korea FDI YTD US$3.39bn up 45% YoY

From Yonhap News:

The amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) pledged to South Korea in the first quarter surged from a year earlier but the actual amount of FDI arriving here showed a large setback, the government said Thursday, apparently reflecting growing risks here created by North Korea.

TAIWAN: BEFORE THE OPEN, 22Mar2013

 

1. Pegatron div comes in at NT$1.499/share

2. DPP attempts to block Taipower’s 2013 budget

3. Rail tickets finally catching up with inflation

4. TWD repatriation add pressure to rising currency

5. Non China Jan-Feb FDI of US$853mm

6. Amazon Kindle shipments collapsing, to weigh on E Ink

KOREA: CLOSING WRAP, 21Mar2013

1. KOSPI Index (1950.82, -0.44% DTD, -2.31% YTD, T/O 3.8bio)

2. KOSPI2 Index (255.82, -0.47% DTD, -3.07% YTD, T/O 3.0bio)

3. USDKRW (1115.98, -0.03% DTD, +4.62% YTD)

4. Seoul shares down 0.44 pct on earnings concerns and fgn selling

5. Property transactions down 14% in Feb

6. FDI inflow lags behind global peers

7. BOK to offer custody services for central banks’ bond investment

8. Derivatives trading down 53.3 pct in 2012

9. 9 insurers fined for colluding to fix commission rates

10. Stock loans on KOSDAQ jump in March