The Asian market takes color.

Keywords: Scholarship, crisis, ASIA, NIKKEI, economy.

After finishing in the red Wednesday, the financial centers of the region find the path to higher , supported by the positive closure of Wall Street. The Japanese Nikkei finished up 2.76 %.

The enthusiasm is back on the Asian stock markets . This Thursday , all the financial centers of the region bathed in green. Investors are reassured by the increase recorded Wednesday by Wall Street. U.S. markets brought by the banking sector , have in fact ended above the psychological barrier of 10,000 points ( 2.82 % ) . A fence which contrasts with the caution they had shown Tuesday.
In Japan, the Nikkei ended up on a 2.76 % to 9535.74 points, after opening up 1.97% . The Topix gained 2.32 % to 861.02 points. The rebound , however, would have been lessened by the publication of an unexpected fall in the current account surplus of 8.1 % yoy in May , to 1.2053 trillion yen ( 11 billion euros ) , according to an announcement Japanese Ministry of Finance . Investors were expecting a slight increase . The trade balance remained in surplus of 391 billion yen, exports remained strong ( +33.8% ), but they rose more slowly than imports (+37.8 %).
Please note that orders for capital goods of Japanese private sector fell by 9.1 % in May compared to April , their first decline since February. Over a year, but they fit up 4.3 % . Meanwhile , the International Monetary Fund saw again upward growth prospects for the archipelago in 2010 , up 0.5 %.
In Japan, the political debate also monopolizes attention . The Democratic Party ( DPJ ) maintains his lead in voting intentions just days before the elections to the Japanese Upper House on Sunday, but the gap is narrowing with the LDP (Liberal Democrat). For the moment, the DPJ maintains its majority, essential to avoid the political paralysis when Japan tries to contain its debt.

The rest of the region follows:
Elsewhere , the green is also the dominant color . In Hong Kong , the Hang Seng is 1.47 % at 20,148 points. In contrast, the Shanghai Stock Exchange was down 0.31% to 2413 points . China is also part of the countries whose growth forecasts have been revised upwards by the IMF , to 10.5 % . The organization also believes that the measures taken by the Chinese authorities to regulate the property market should work. The IMF believes it is too early to talk of a speculative bubble.
In India, the Sensex gained 1.41% at 17,176 points , the Kosdaq Korea is 0.79 % to 1,275 points, the S & P Australian takes 2.20% to 4348 points .

Crude oil at $ 75:
A barrel of oil exceeded Thursday in Asia's $ 75 , boosted by rising stock prices . In morning trading , a barrel of light sweet crude for August delivery reached 75.10 dollars before trade at 74.75 dollars , rising 68 cents from the previous day.
Brent North Sea for August delivery gained 68 cents to 74.19 a barrel .