david inglis, john dawson, zeb eckert.ding in the asia-pacific where we are seeing stocks climbing. the regional index set for the longest run of weekly gains. japan's nikkei 225 climbing on this last trading day of the week 0.7% higher. the yen is weakening on u.s. 000 jobsfter the 288, added in the latest jobs report beating all estimates there and really putting optimism into the markets. ospi climbing as the as the asx 200 after dow hit 17,000. censorship fears. oftake a look at the fear google deleting search results. ♪ it's 8:30 a.m. in hong kong. good of us guys and -- beautiful skies. we are one hour from the open of trade and you are watching "first up." quick stocks in the region hitting a new high after the dow ed 17,000.pp staying low. mario draghi says rates will remain at current levels for some time. china changing pace. how they are trying to refine the pallets of chinese consumers. we talked to one fine wine merchant about uncorking the market. morning to you. i'm angie lau. it is pretty much all green acr

. >> john, thank you very much. jon dawson there. coming up to speed with these markets here now and what we're looking at new trading week kicks off. now, i guess, well into the second half of the year, right, david? >> thanks, rich. keep in mind last week we had very strong run in asian stocks. still near six-year highs for the regional benchmark there. 147.45. once you get above 154, so far away. and we could actually be hitting new highs. keep niped as we look at the market, a big quiet in volumes are very thin across the region. for example, in australia we're down about usually 50% lower compared to this time of the day. japan about 15% lower as far as turnover. keep in mind back on friday u.s. markets were closed. we had a little weakness coming on from europe. that said, let's look at the currency markets. big moves here. looking at sterling, of course. little bit of a weak start to the week. but that said, 170, 138. compare the peak we hit on friday, 170, 180. down about .5 of 1%. looking back over six years, that trend line

john dawson is in hong kong with an overview.n the reaction to the latest confidence data about manufacturers? >> positive, mark. , also stocks like the komatsu,facturers, t fuji industries rising. this is the first dropping quarters in six quarters. the four cost -- the forecast was 15, and disappointing. increase in big capital expenditure. japan put money into the system and is actually spending it. >> the headline numbers are disappointing, but i would say it is a minor disappointment. if you look at further details, there are some positive numbers you can look at. when you look into capital expenditure growth, they have revised up the capital expenditure plan for 2014 as much as 6%. their profit estimate is also revised up. i would say we don't have to worry too much -- the companies are actually spending it. the key issue going forward is if they increase wages. people with money in their pockets and spending power increases, that has not happened yet. they are spending on capital equipment. that is crucial. >> was been the

john dawson, thank you so much. some of the major markets are just opening up right now in asia following the plane trash and amid escalating tensions in the middle east. what is happening? drop in overt three months, the s&p 500 dropping over 23 points. this is what we are seeing in the early minutes. south korea, japan, australia just opening up. new zealand has been up for some time now. the dollar-yen went from closer to 1.01 overcloser the past seven or eight hours or so. i want to show you what's happening across london. these are the opening numbers. you can see the damage in the first opening minutes. the asa, just three points above 5500. the south korean cosby down .6%. kospi down .6%. you look at oil prices, for example, what do you have here? you, you had two things happening overnight. we have been talking about this all morning. let me just fixed this chart. my mistake, get rid of that. let's take a look at the japanese yen. there we go for the japanese yen. very clear what happened here. p.m., that's

iq, john dawson, in hong kong. thank you, john dawson is, in hong kong.8.7 billion settlement with authorities. according to court documents, jpmorgan may have unwittingly helped bnp transfer transactions to an account maintained by satellite bank. the money would then be transferred to jpmorgan without mention of sudan. jpmorgan has not been accused of wrongdoing. >> warmer jurors and acquisitions. the world's biggest corn crusher archer daniels midland is said to be closing in on switzerland's world favors. caroline hyde, what is this about? thinkingly, if you are it's the weekend, maybe i will have a flavored beer, maybe i will have a daiquiri, when you have those drinks, the reason is this company, wild flavors, could be behind the flavors you the fruity, some of looks from the strawberry daiquiri because it's all about -- >> you have mark's number. >> line them up. >> why not, mark, you wild child. you have food ingredients across 30 countries. what this is also playing into is the trend for natural ingredients. think of what we have seen now for tea

that is the question that many ask this morning. .et's ring in john dawson who is to blame? >> that is the question. officials blame separatists and you have a phone call that was intercepted by an official and rebels deny it. we do not have the defense systems. they claim to have the system and it is a surface to air missile. was what they claimed on june 29. russia denies all responsibility and here is the interesting comments again. it is the ukraine ambassador to the united nations. thate first reaction was -- they shot down a military airplane. they got to the ground and made a second call to inform that this is. -- the second biggest after facebook. in the world. very big and the ukraine and europe. there has been a rebel commander who took credit for shooting down the plane. he removed the post. that is on the contactor. post a very interesting and that is a development. >> who is he? he is the commander. >> a rebel commander. >> a pro-russian faction. >> that is right. he posted and took credit for that. >> very interesting. social media space. >> very interesting. w

john dawson is here with the latest.ber of victims above 400. >> the bloodiest day in this current situation. hosting thewill be meeting at 9:30 pm eastern time. we will bring you that when it happens. ban ki-moon driving through the clearly, heek and has been rattled. but he also wants to fix this end is very concerned about the lack of progress. here is ban ki-moon. >> this atrocious action, israel must exercise restraint to protect the citizens. they must respect international humanitarian law. the violence must stop now. obama has raised serious concern to benjamin netanyahu. john kerry today traveled to egypt. agreement brokered by the u.s. and egyptians. the battle is obviously in ukraine, but he is involved in this as well. 1.5 hours from now, that is the crucial one. the news as itou happens. >> that is something to watch. how about the civilians who live in gaza, being bombarded by rocket fire, stuck in the crossfire, watching their family members being killed. >> 87 civilians have been killed so far. those are

. >> john dawson with the latest ed over the17 down skies of eastern ukraine. malaysia says it is unable to verify the cause of the crash. the prime minister held a news conference earlier, and indeed, he was commenting on the events in the skies of eastern ukraine. day in what tragic has already been a tragic year for malaysia. as we work to understand what happened, our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those on board the flight. i cannot imagine what they must be going through at this painful time. to ours go live correspondent. what else did the prime minister have to say? firstly, it is a touch of tragic dÉjÀ vu as he was hosting a press conference at the emergency operation center where conferences or also held. during this press conference, promised her najib did say that the cause of the tragedy had yet to be confirmed. inis working with his peers ukraine and in the netherlands to verify exactly what occurred. he also said that there will be a full investigation. president obama has said he will support him in whatever way he can

i am john dawson, and we are on the move in asia. ♪ germany are football world champions, their first24 years. stocks near rebound in asia. what lurks inside the iphone? china has security concerns that apple denies. jones, counting the votes as shareholders weigh in. our investors likely to embrace the deal? is pretty likely they will, particularly, the minority shareholders are expected to go for this deal, and it is a good one, with will lawrence offering $2.25 billion, and that beats the david jones retailer with a substantial premium. $3.19. there was a big spice in the spike in the share price. votesrity of the proxy are in, and it represents 31% of shareholders, but it is not going to be as simple as all that. there are a couple of wildcards in the mix, and one of them is an investor who is quite well known in australia. he holds in over nine percent stake in david jones. now, the company is offering to stake, the deal being contingent on the david jones been. bid. others are taking an interest in the extra deal, describing it as it may be an inducement to -- lew and could be a

. >> john dawson. when we return, how htc is doing. >> you're watching "on the move."in the states. more gains in asia. a short seller who must be pleased. i turn around at htc. asia-pacific investors, particularly. a stellar session on wall street. the dow closes at a record level. we have the very latest on market reactions. >> we are seeing a nice game today. we are seeing the longest streak. i can't keep track. that is a nice indication. a nice performance today. it all follows the gains on wall street. the u.s. equity indices at record levels. part of it came on the back of a stronger look at the employment sector. as for asia-pacific, this is what we have, green across the screen. shanghai office 8/10 of one percent. this is what you have got. the casino shares moving to the top spot. galaxy entertainment, particularly well, gains of three percent. movers to the downside are oil related stock and telecoms. china telecom, down in the session. jpmorgan out with a new note today, specific names. valuation ofr the hong kong-based developers. is that itevidence is tim

i am john dawson, and we are on the move in asia. ♪ germany are football world champions, their firstear rebound in asia. what lurks inside the iphone? china has security concerns that apple denies. david