Hang Seng Ditutup Menguat, Kembali Maraknya Perdagangan

Bursa saham Hong Kong akhirnya ditutup naik pada perdagangan hari Kamis. Pergerakan positif yang stabil dalam dua hari terakhir memberikan ekspektasi bahwa pasar masih memiliki keinginan untuk meningkatkan volume perdagangan meski data fundamental ekonomi global belum banyak dirilis.

Indeks Hang Seng ditutup naik 0,59% menjadi 23354,31 basis poin. Sedangkan indeks berjangka mengalami kenaikan seebsar 105 poin menjadi 23344 basis poin dengan level support sebesar 22690 poin dan level resistant sebesar 23492 poin.

Saham-saham yang mengalami kenaikan diantaranya ialah saham China unicom naik 1,99% menjadi 13,34 hkd, saham Petrochina naik 0,18% menjadi 10,94 hkd dan saham CCB naik 1,24% menjadi 6,51 hkd.

Analis memperkirakan bahwa pergerakan bursa saham Hong Kong masih belum sepenuhnya aman mengingat bayang-bayang koreksi pasca penguatan yang signifikan dalam dua hari terakhir.

Hang Seng Closed Rises, Rebound After Correction 2 Days

Hong Kong shares to trade on Wednesday (9/1) shut up and continue the trend of rebound since early morning. Strengthening exchanges also caused by an increase in trading volume after the last two trading days the stock has decreased.

Hang Seng Index rose by 0.46% to 23218.47 basis points. While the index futures experienced flat at position 23 234 basis points, with the support level at 22,672 points and resistant level at 23 446 points.

Stocks that such increase is China Unicom shares rose 3.15% to 13.08 hkd, PetroChina shares rose 0.18% to 10.92 hkd and CCB shares rose 0.78% to 6.43 hkd.

According to the analysis, the Hong Kong stock market movement for the day is expected to be still more likely to increase and will possibly reach the level of 23 300 basis points back.

Physical Gold Demand Up Supported Asia

Gold moved higher on Tuesday, a significant rebound from a three-session amid signs of strong demand in China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the meeting of the ECB become the next market focus.Economists expect the ECB to keep interest rates unchanged at a meeting on Thursday, supporting the single currency euro, while the dollar index fell slightly, making commodities priced in dollars more affordable for buyers holding other currencies.The precious metal managed to buck the trend in the commodity complex. Gold prices rose for the first time in three days and closed up nearly 1% on strong physical demand and bargain-hunting in Asia. Platinum and silver also rose.This is the first time the market has increased since the closure Wednesday amid caution that the U.S. Federal Reserve may ease monetary policy highly stimulative.Spot gold rose 0.8% to $ 1,658.50 per ounce at the close of Tuesday's session.Asian physical market has moved up so far this year, with buyers tempted by a big drop in gold prices last week - when prices retreated to as low as $ 1,625 per ounce - and rising demand ahead of the Lunar New Year, traders said.Net gold flow from Hong Kong to mainland China in November touching the second highest level in 2012 after April, adding to evidence the gold appetite continues in China, which provides support to the gold price.Minutes of the Fed's policy meeting in December, which was released on Thursday, showed some central bank officials to consider slowing or stopping its quantitative easing (QE) in which investors have thought in their economic outlook. The Fed's balance sheet nearly $ 3 trillion pose a risk of instability in the further development, according to Fed officials.Successive rounds of QE, or printing new money to increase asset prices, has been the main driver of higher gold prices in recent years. The move has put pressure on U.S. long-term interest rates and sparked fears of inflation.