Toyota Motor Corp.., Propdusen the world’s largest automaker, had gains of 2% after yesterday Kan said in his first day in office that he would rather see the yen weakened a little deeper. Sony Corp. rose 2%, Aeon Co. climbed 6.5% after a net loss decreased.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 1.1% to 10,795.12 at 9:46 pm in Tokyo, leading to the closing position of the highest since October 2008. Topix index climbed 0.7% to as low as 938.76, with the number of shares gained twice as much than the weaker.

Topix index climbed 5.6% last year, the smallest increase in the number of index references to the 40 largest stock markets in the world, sparked fears the government will not help economic growth and strengthening of the yen would hit profits. A number of stocks in the index traded at an average level of 37 times estimated earnings, compared with 15 times the Standard & Poor’s 500 in the U.S. and 13 times in the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 in Europe.

The yen weakened to as low as 93.77 against the dollar today from 92.20 at the closing stock trading in Tokyo yesterday. The weakening of the yen raised the value of overseas sales of Japanese companies when converted into the country’s currency.

The currency jumped to the highest in 14 years in November and 93.59 on the average level in 2009, the highest level within 1 year from free trade that currency began in 1971.

Toyota climbed 2% to as low as 3925 yen and is the largest contributor to the strengthening Topix. Sony rose 2% to 2797 yen positions, and Sharp Corp. climbed 1.5% to 1193 yen.

Aeon jumped 6.5% to 848 yen, its sharpest gain in the Nikkei 225, after losses in 9-month net shrank 66% compared to a year ago.

Elpida Memory Inc. gained 3.4% to 1735 yen positions after the Nikkei Home News reported that the company likely to get the first operating profit in 3 years. NEC Electronics Corp. rose 4% to as low as 777 yen, Tokyo Electron Ltd. 1.7% experienced a gain of 5980 yen

Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel Microsoft Corp., describes the three steps to create an open format, allowing export and import data and technology architecture support.

“Interoperability is very important for computing devices, software and services used by consumers and growing are manifold. Industrial [IT] to be very heterogeneous,” he said, speaking in the Regional Innovation Forum 2008 this morning.

In terms of data formats, go Brad, Microsoft has opened the technical documents related to the data format used by the software company. Documents protected trade secret laws and that closed earlier today anyone can learn, including developers, allowing sourcce open exchange of data.

The next step is to realize interoperability allows the import and export files in formats different. “Our products can read data from other products, and vice versa. Then our product can save files in formats other products, and senaliknya,” said Brad.

Interoperability is achieved by designing the architecture that supports various formats of other products, one of them via a plug-in technology, Microsoft. Plug-ins in general is a component of accessory to the software that can perform certain functions, in this case the data exchange.

Busines Software Alliance (BSA) re-organized the Regional Innovation Forum 2008 with a focus on the theme of competitiveness and public policy in the IT sector, as well as reduction Cybercrime. Seminar and panel discussion was attended by over 100 delegates representing the software industry, government agencies, law enforcement agencies, universities and IP practitioners from several countries in Asia.

The Indonesian delegation of eight people from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Research and Technology including Penkajian Agency and Application of Technology (BPPT).

“This forum is a place to share and exchange ideas with delegates gather background different so as to bring diversity of perspective,” said Robert Holleyman, President & CEO of Business Software Alliance (BSA) in the opening speech this morning.

The first theme will discuss the factors necessary to foster competitiveness and create the information technology sector. The second theme discusses how public policy role in promoting the availability of technology options can push this industry, especially software. The third theme to talk about prevention Cybercrime and faktir factors to create the information technology industry is sustainable.

“It’s time for Asian countries to speak. The position of Asia become increasingly important as the engine driving the growth in the technology sector and the economy,” said Geoffrey Yu, Deputy Chairman, IP (Intellectual Property) Singapore Academy.

Speakers in the Regional Innovation Forum 2008, among others, comes from Microsoft, Washington University School of Law, the Economist Intelligence Unit, BSA and government agencies Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines. BSA is an anti-piracy organization whose members are world-enterprise software company, founded in 1998 with offices in 80 countries.

Ministry of Economy explained overseas shipments rose 33.7% in December from a year earlier to U.S. $ 36.2 billion. This figure is higher than the median estimate of 10 economists in 27.9%. While imports rose 24% to U.S. $ 32.9 billion trade surplus so that there is U.S. $ 3.3 billion.

The high sales abroad that emphasize the strong recovery in South Korea, the third quarter the economy grew 3.2%. Exports in November 2008 recorded the largest decline for a year due to weak demand amid the financial crisis.

“Export growth will continue in the coming months following the increase in demand from abroad. South Korea should take advantage of China and the restoration of a small state affected the global recession,” said Kim Jae Eun, an economist at Hyundai Securities Co. in Seoul.

Sales of Hyundai Motor Co. and other South Korean car maker is expected to reach 1.4 million vehicles in the domestic market this year, higher than the estimate of 1.37 million in 2009.

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the largest shipbuilder in the world, targeting orders reached U.S. $ 17.7 billion in 2010.

During 2009, the Ministry reported a trade surplus reached a record U.S. $ 41 billion as imports fell 25.8% and exports rose 13.8%.

Exports in January predicted to grow double digits from last year after the global financial crisis cut shipments in January 2009 of 34.5%.

The Ministry also explained exports will increase 13.2% this year, after the 2009 fall of 13.9%. Exports to China, South Korea’s largest market products, up 74.4% on the first day of December 20th. Shipping to the U.S. also rose 8.7% and to Europe rose 49.4% in the same period.

AIG shares rose 21% to be the best in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after CEO Robert Benmosche said it could do something for the shareholders. Google Inc. shares rose 3.7% after entered by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to the group ‘conviction buy’. For Prudential Financial Inc added 4.3% after FBR Capital Markets recommends buying the stock.

S & P 500 rose 1.1% to 1007.37 at 4:05 p.m. in New York. Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 70.89 points, or 0.8% to 9350.05. Four stocks rose for every decline in the New York Stock Exchange.

AIG’s shares rocketed 21% to U.S. $ 32.30 after Benmosche said in an interview in Croatia that one day it can afford to pay the debt to the government and hoped to do something for the shareholders.

Last year, AIG agreed to convert almost 80% of shares to the government to get a bailout. Rescue including the provision of credit of U.S. $ 60 billion, investing up to U.S. $ 70 billion, and U.S. $ 52.5 billion to buy mortgage assets that are guaranteed by insurance.

Google shares rose 3.7% to U.S. $ 460.41 after Goldman Sachs put it into conviction buy list following the growth expectations in Europe and high income driven by increased consumer spending.

Prudential Financial Inc., the second largest life insurance in the U.S., grew 4.3% to U.S. $ 48.09, led the increase in shares of financial groups in the S & P 500 by 2.6%.

In yesterday’s New Year message, Lee said the gross domestic product fell 2.1% in 2009. Achievement is in line with government estimates of the contraction of 2% -2.5%. Ministry of trade expansion projected 3% -5% in 2010. This figure is again mentioned by Lee.

“Our economy is growing again, and rose from the recession that hit since 2008. The global economy is beginning to stabilize. U.S., Japan, and Europe is also growing again although there are still problems,” he said.

Singapore along with other Asian countries out of the global slump last year after the regional government stimulus flushing almost Rp1 trillion. Even so, demand for domestic products is still weak as Stats Chippac Ltd..

Lee said the economy grew 3.5% in the IV quarter of the previous year. That figure is still below the median estimate of nine economists by 3.8%.

While eight other analysts predict annual GDP contraction of 2.1% in the IV quarter of the previous quarter. Ministry of Trade will launch this data on January 4.

Economist CIMB-GK Securities Pte Song Seng Wun said the Lee-economic project in the Southeast Asian country could be shrunk to 5% in the IV quarter of the previous three months.

Singapore’s economy experienced a contraction in the 12 months to March as the deterioration of global recession.

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Siam City Securities analyst Sukit Udomsirikul Co. predicts the SET Index fell to the lowest level at 540 Second or third quarter of 2010. That means fell 26% from yesterday’s closing position.

“There was a sharp correction in the Thai market in the mid of next year due to political confrontation which could reach a critical point. Interest rates may start rising in the second half due to acceleration of inflation,” said Sukit, which ranked third best analyst of the Securities Analysts Association selection in 2008, the day it.

Thai stock index followed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore since the 2006 coup which removed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. While PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, who came to power about a year, facing pressure of demonstrations security of Thaksin’s supporters in April.

Moody’s Investors Service in September of Thailand held a negative credit rating outlook by considerations of political unrest and the potential collapse of confidence. Inflation rate probably rose to 3% -4% this year and continue early next year due to fuel prices.

SET Index rose 63% during this year which is the best performance since 2003 and better than 2008 which fell 48%. Expectations of economic recovery that will be able to raise revenue to support stock index.

Ministry of Finance reported Thailand’s economic growth estimated at 4% in 2010 supported by higher government spending and exports rebound.

Sukit explains stock index could rebound to the level of 880 in the first quarter triggered IV/2010 government spending to stimulate consumption and rising exports following the restoration of global conditions.

Abhisit implement a stimulus package worth 116.7 billion baht (U.S. $ 3.5 billion) for the construction of roads, bridges, and other public purposes to create jobs and economic growth.

According to the Federal Reserve reports consumer credit decline exceeds the October projection of U.S. $ 4.2 billion. With the decline of consumer credit to U.S. $ 2.46 trillion. While the median estimate of economists fell U.S. $ 5 billion.

Consumer credit was recorded using a credit card and other types such as the purchase of motor vehicles.

Number of workers fell 7.2 million since the recession began in December 2007 erode consumer spending. Fed policy tightening credit standards and reduced credit lines holding recovery.

“Unemployment is achieving double-digit erode consumer confidence and uncertainty caused the credit card payment delays. It’s never happened before credit card decline since the recession of the 80s,” said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. New York.

Consumer loans decreased 10 times in a row is the longest since 1943.

The Fed said revolving credit such as credit card down the largest U.S. $ 13.7 billion during November. While non-revolving debt, including auto loans and home run, off of U.S. $ 3.8 billion. The report did not mention the credit for real estate.

Automotive sales in the U.S. rose during November to 10.92 million, from 10.45 million in October

People’s Bank of China said the government needs to support economic growth relatively quickly but still controlling inflation expectations.

China was trying to consolidate the recovery by preventing excess liquidity in the financial system could cause inflation spikes, the manipulation of assets, and bank bad debts.

Liu Mingkang, the banking authority officials, in an opinion written to Bloomberg News this week said that while this sector has more than enough capital, but the structural bubbles are still a threat.

“I can not doubt that excessive credit and it explains why the authorities began to worry about credit portfolio this year,” said Qu Hongbin, chief China economist at HSBC Holdings Plc in Hong Kong.

Qu provides estimates of new loans will be limited to 7 trillion yuan (U.S. $ 1 trillion) in 2010. A number of banks including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., to distribute credit in the amount of unexpected reach 9.21 trillion yuan during the 11 months in 2009, higher than 4.15 trillion yuan a year earlier.

China’s central bank also limit the volatility of credit and oversee the property market and will stabilize the stock market operations.

Meanwhile, from Singapore reported contract price of gold also fell on the second day because of the strengthening U.S. dollar pushed the demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset.

Greenback currency strengthened against the currencies of six out of basketball ahead of today’s employment report, which economists predicted would show a contraction in the 2 years running, an indication that the country with the world’s largest economy began to rise from recession. Gold rose 24% in 2009 because the Federal Reserve keep interest rates near zero in order to encourage growth.

U.S. dollar experienced gains of 0.8% against the basket of six currencies yesterday.

Gold for immediate delivery stumbled 0.6% to U.S. $ 1125.18 per ounce at 9:19 pm in Singapore. February gold contract trimmed 0.6% to as low as U.S. $ 1125.30 per ounce.

Among the other precious metals, silver-trimmed 0.7% to U.S. $ 18.105 an ounce, platinum stumbled 1.1% to U.S. $ 1537.70 per ounce and palladium fell 0.4% to U.S. $ 424.74 per ounce