Asian stock exchanges have continued for a fourth day in succession advances, led by banks and by mining companies, after Goldman Sachs announced that record profits will exceed estimates and metals prices rose, according to Bloomberg.
The commonwealth Bank of Australia, the largest mortgage bank in Australia, climbed by 3.8%. HSBC Holdings, the largest bank in Europe, jumped by 4.1% in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, after he announced that would sell a number of office buildings.
At the regional level, MSCI Asia Pacific index climbed 1 % to 89.25 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while the Japanese Nikkei 225 index fell by 0.8% to 8857.79 points. Stock index in Hong Kong, Hang Seng gained 2.9%.
