【英语国际】美国中期选举提振亚洲股市

As results from the U.S. midterm elections were rolling in through the Asian session, stock markets in the region rose in early Wednesday trading.

Investors were closely watching the impact of election results on markets world-wide.

But many investors stayed on the sidelines, waiting for the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting slated for later in the day.

'It all comes down to the FOMC and the midterm elections,' said George Kanaan, head of sales at UBS in Sydney, referring to the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

'Large-scale stimulus and increased support for the Republicans would be positive for markets,' he added.

South Korea's Kospi Composite was up 1.3%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3% and New Zealand's NZX-50 gained 0.1%. Markets in Japan were closed for a national holiday. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 11 points in screen trade.

Investors continued the countdown to the end of the Fed's policy meeting later in the global day, amid uncertainty over the size and scope of a widely predicted second round of quantitative easing from the U.S central bank.

In Seoul, auto makers were leading sharp gains for the market, extending their recent gains following strong results and expectations of further earnings growth.

Hyundai Motor was up 1.3%, Hyundai Mobis advanced 1.0% and Kia Motor rose 1.4%. Tech plays were following the general uptick in the market, with Samsung Electronics up 0.7% and LG Display up 0.9%.

Insurers were also generally higher on bargain-hunting, with Hyundai Marine up 4.3% and Meritz Fire 5.4% higher.

In Sydney, the market was supported by gains in materials plays although selling in the financial sector capped its rise. Traders said the financial sector was being dragged down as investors raised cash to invest in Westfield's capital raising.

Westfield remained on a trading halt after it announced plans Wednesday to spin 54 Australian and New Zealand shopping centres into a new company, which would raise up to 3.5 billion Australian dollars (US$3.49 billion) through a share issue.

The raising will comprise an up to A$2 billion public offer and up to A$1.5 billion offer to eligible Westfield securityholders.

ANZ Bank was off 0.4% and Commonwealth Bank of Australia lost 1.0%. Westpac Bank rose 0.8% after its fiscal year results showed some stabilization in earnings.

The property sector was mostly lower, with Lend Lease off 1.5% and Stockland down 1.4%.

Gainers were led by Newcrest Mining, up 1.5%, and BHP Billiton, up 0.6%.

In Wellington, shares were treading water ahead of key global events, including the Fed meeting as well as Bank of Japan and Bank of England policy meetings and U.S. jobs data later in the week.

Sky City was up 0.6% as it extended gains following an upbeat earnings presentation at last week's annual meeting.

Other blue-chip stocks were modestly lower, with Auckland Airport off 0.5% and Fletcher Building off 0.2%.

随着美国各州中期选举结果不断出炉，周三亚洲股市在开市之初的交易中上涨。

投资者密切关注着选举结果对全球市场的影响。

但很多投资者保持观望，等着美联储(Federal Reserve)货币政策会议的结果在本日晚些时候出炉。

瑞士银行(UBS)驻悉尼销售部门负责人卡纳安(George Kanaan)说，一切都归结于联邦公开市场委员会(FOMC)和中期选举。

他说，如果实施大规模刺激、共和党支持度增加，则将对市场构成利好。

韩国综合指数(Kospi)上涨1.3%，澳大利亚S&P/ASX 200指数涨0.3%，新西兰NZX-50指数涨0.1%。日本市场逢假休市。电子交易中，道琼斯工业股票平均价格指数(Dow Jones Industrial Average)期货上涨11点。

投资者仍在一分一秒地等待周三晚些时候美联储政策会议结束。他们普遍预计美联储将实施第二轮量化宽松政策，但不知道规模和范围怎样。

首尔市场，汽车制造商股票大幅上涨，进一步扩大了近期因公布强劲业绩以及利润进一步增长的预期而产生的涨幅。

现代汽车(Hyundai Motor)涨1.3%，Hyundai Mobis涨1.0%，起亚汽车(Kia Motor)涨1.4%。科技股跟随大市上扬，三星电子(Samsung Electronics)涨0.7%，LG Display涨0.9%。

保险商受逢低买盘提振普遍走高，Hyundai Marine上涨4.3%，Meritz Fire上涨5.4%。

悉尼市场受到原材料股支撑，但金融股下跌限制了整个市场的涨幅。交易员说，随着投资者筹措现金用于投资Westfield的融资活动，金融股受到拖累。

Westfield周三公布把澳大利亚、新西兰54家购物中心剥离给一家新成立公司的计划后，目前仍然处于停牌状态。新公司将通过发行股票融资最多35亿澳元（合34.9亿美元）。

其中最多20亿澳元为公开募股，最多15亿澳元是面向Westfield的合格证券持有人发行。

澳新银行(ANZ Bank)下跌0.4%，澳大利亚联邦银行(Commonwealth Bank of Australia)下跌1.0%，西太平洋银行上涨0.8%，原因是财年利润实现了一定程度的稳定。

房地产板块普遍走低，Lend Lease下跌1.5%，Stockland下跌1.4%。

Newcrest Mining以1.5%的幅度领涨澳大利亚股市，必和必拓(BHP Billiton)上涨0.6%。

新西兰惠灵顿股市在全球一系列重要事件发生前夕小心摸索，包括美联储的政策会议，以及本周晚些时候日本央行(Bank of Japan)和英国央行(Bank of England)的政策会议，及美国发布的就业数据。

Sky City上涨0.6%，继续了上周年度会议发布超预期利润后的涨势。

其他蓝筹股小幅走低，Auckland Airport下跌0.5%，Fletcher Building下跌0.2%。