Tokyo, Hong Kong Rise; Europe Mixed
Updated from 4:28 a.m. EST
NEW YORK (
) -- Shares in Tokyo and Hong Kong ended modestly higher Monday, while shares in Europe were mixed after a report that showed U.S. gross domestic product rose an annualized 5.7% in the fourth quarter.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 stock average rose 0.07% to 10,205.02, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.6%. Stocks in China fell 1.6% Monday on news that manufacturing activity rose in January, giving investors further belief that the Chinese government will look to curb economic growth, the
Associated Press
reports.
In London, stocks gained 0.2%, while stocks in Frankfurt added 0.07%, Paris shares fell 0.2%.
Premarket futures in the U.S. suggested stocks would open higher on Wall Street Monday. Stocks in the U.S. fell Friday, as investors put little stock in the GDP data.
Losers in Asia Monday were automakers
Toyota
(TM) - Get Report
, down 1.2% and
Honda
(HMC) - Get Report
, down 2.5%, as the companies work through extensive
recalls
.
-- Reported by Joseph Woelfel in New York.
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