22 November 2010 11:35 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Shares of petrochemical companies in Asia closed mostly higher on Monday as a result of improved sentiment after ?xml:namespace>
At the close of trading, Japanese petrochemical majors Mitsubishi Chemical gained 3.58%, Mitsui Chemicals increased 0.80% and Asahi Kasei inched up 0.60%, as the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock market index rose 0.93% to 10,115.19.
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Singapore-based DBS Bank said that the hike in the reserve ratio for Chinese banks was expected to permanently siphon off yuan (CNY) 350bn ($52.7bn) from the banking system, based on total deposits of around CNY70,000bn.
“The latest reserve ratio hike does not only address the build-up of excess liquidity in the banking system but is meant to tighten liquidity for banks and slow the pace of new loan issuance,” said DBS.
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