The Asian markets had a mixed performance as they positioned themselves for the release of the Fed´s minutes. Indonesia´s finally rose after 4 straight losing sessions, but the Indian Rupee hit another all-time low against the dollar.

Sumida-ku, Tokyo -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/07/2013 -- In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng fell 0.7%, while the Chinese mainland´s Shanghai Composite finished with a negligible gain. Japan´s Nikkei Stock Average finished the day 0.2% higher and in Seoul the Kospi lost 1.1%. In Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.4% higher. Analysts at Koyal Group believe that the data suggests that the US Federal Reserve will began tapering its bond buying program and the markets are positioning themselves for that eventuality.

Indonesia´s JSX rose 1.6% after suffering substantial loses on Monday falling 5.6% and 3.2% on Tuesday. Investors in the country were concerned over sub-par local economic data and rising yields from the US Treasury, believing that foreign funds would be taken out of the market.

India´s S&P BSE Sensex Index fell to its lowest level in over a year, finishing the day down 1.96% to close at 17,905.91. There has been a 4% drop on the index this week. Not only did the Sensex hit a yearly low, the Rupee fell to a new all-time low against the US Dollar from 64.53 rupees to 64.08.

Among notable movers were Tokyo Electric Power Co. fell 9.3% after it was reported that 300 metric tons of extremely radioactive water leaked from its damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The government has declared the situation as "serious." In Hong Kong, drilling firm Cnooc Ltd. climbed 5% after it announced a 7.9% rise in first half of the year profits, caused by an increase gas and oil production. In Australia, BHP Billiton Ltd. shares dropped 2.2% as the mining company reported a 30% decline in fiscal year ended June 30th profits driven by a drop in commodities prices.

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Equity Researcher Koyal Group announces the appointment of Hans Meyer to lead its Capital Goods Research for Europe, The Middle East, and Asia. This move shows Koyal Group’s commitment to expanding research capabilities around the world.

Tokyo, Japan -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/17/2013 -- Koyal Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Analyst Hans Meyer to head their European Capital Goods Research department based out of the Tokyo office. Mr Meyer will join the firm as a Chief Analyst in September 2013 to lead Capital Goods for Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Hans Meyer is an important member of the capital goods research community, covering the sector for more than ten years. He is coming to Koyal Group from Deutsche Bank where he led numerous teams of analysts in a variety of capital good sectors including; construction, defence and aerospace.

"Mr. Meyer is an extremely talented individual, with many years of experience in his field. He is one of many hires that we will be making in the coming months to increase our coverage of a number of sectors across the globe. We will be looking to create new teams and add gifted and savvy analysts to further our research capabilities," said Mr Peter Keller, Senior Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Koyal Group, " We will continue to search for exceptional individuals to add depth and strength to our teams."

Hans Meyer, a Munich native, obtained his undergraduate degree from the Heidelberg University in Economics in the early 90´s, before attending The London School of Economics to receive his masters in Finance.

About Koyal Group
Koyal Group has a distinguished history of research in Japan; this new hire will enhance the company´s research capabilities for Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Koyal Group is ranked highly in Japan and is committed to achieving a similar position in Europe and outside of Japan in the Asian Region.

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Koyal Group reports that markets were down slightly on Monday across Asia. Japanese stocks are down as the Yen rises and in Shanghai stocks were hurt by weakening industrial profits.

Tokyo, Japan -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/03/2013 -- Japan´s Nikkei stock average fell more than 3% today is finishing at its lowest level since June 27th, while the Shanghai Composite also dipped 1.7%. Both indices have fallen for three consecutive sessions. We attribute the weakness of Japanese stocks to the recent strengthening of the yen hurting exports.

In Tokyo this week, a number of major Japanese corporations will be releasing quarterly earnings reports and updating their forecasts including; Softbank Corp., Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., and Sony. We expect net income to boom as much as 75% for international firms, and 30% for nationals as the new economic reforms have caused the yen to deflate 20% over the last year. For this period the US dollar gained 25% against the yen while the Euro has risen more than 33% against the currency. Deflating the Yen makes Japanese companies more competitive in global markets. The US dollar´s recent slip against the yen is in our opinion the major cause of yesterday´s drop of the NIKKEI.

Other markets in the region posted similar results, Both South Korea´s KOSPI and Hong Kong´s Hang Seng fell half a point. While Australia´s S&P/ASX 200 posted a negotiable gain. The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics released a report stating that industrial profits had risen 6% in June as compared with the previous year, but have slowed when compared with the 15% rise in profits reported for May. Beijing has also requested the Chinese National Audit Office to conduct an immediate review of public debt. The slowing down of profits is in line with the boarder picture of the slowing momentum of the Chinese economy. In our opinion, if the numbers worsen it may prompt policy action by the government to reach the 7.5% growth target.

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