Japanese equities fell below the 16,000 mark on their first
trading day of the New Year on the back of a slightly stronger yen and as
investors engaged in profit-taking.
Trading volumes remained thin in Asia as market players
slowly returned after the New Year's break. Asian markets were trading weak on
Monday.
China's Shanghai Composite shed 1.31 percent or 27.30 points
at 2,055.83. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.95 percent or 216.27 points at
22,601.01.
Japan's Nikkei tumbled 2.17 percent or 353.36 points at
15,937.95.
Singapore's Straits Times was flat at 3,133.47.
South Korea's Seoul
Composite was flat at 1,946.88.
Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted was down 0.18 percent or 15.49
points at 8,531.05.
Stocks to Buy and Sell Today on 06 January 2013
Buy Lupin, Target Rs 975 and Stoploss Rs 915
Sell Sesa Sterlite, Target Rs 190 and Stoploss Rs 202
