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Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... near-seven per cent slump over Thursday and Friday. Tokyo eased 0.13 per cent, or 26.68 points, to 20,543.19, ending the Nikkei's best winning streak since a 13-day run in 1988 at the height of Japan's stock market bubble. Shanghai gained 1.69 per cent ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... per cent, or 172.97 points, to 27,597.16. Singapore, Wellington and Bangkok were closed for public holidays. In Tokyo the Nikkei reversed initial losses caused by profit-taking as investors bet on the Bank of Japan announcing more monetary easing, while ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... negotiations, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told reporters after the meeting wrapped up on Friday. HONG KONG - Japan's Nikkei has chalked up an eleventh straight gain with the yen sitting around 12-year lows against the dollar. Shanghai, meanwhile ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... final 7.2 billion euros ($7.8 billion) of bailout loan money following four months of fractious talks. HONG KONG - Japan's Nikkei stock index has climbed for a 10th straight day with the dollar advancing to a 12-year high against the yen. However, Shanghai ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... week's upbeat eurozone growth data and despite Greece's struggles to hammer out a debt reform deal with creditors. Tokyo's Nikkei index climbed 0.83 per cent, or 162.68 points to finish at 19,732.92. Hong Kong rose 1.96 per cent, or 535.73 points, to ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... from $US1.1354 late in New York on Wednesday, extending gains on bright eurozone economic growth data. HONG KONG - Tokyo's Nikkei index has been the biggest loser of Asia's major markets as the yen climbed against the US dollar, while Wall Street has ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... close at 27,718.20. Tokyo rallied despite heavy losses in Sharp and Toshiba owing to fears about their balance sheets. The Nikkei added 1.25 per cent, or 241.72 points, to close at 19,620.91. Seoul ended 0.57 per cent higher, adding 11.86 points to 2,097.38. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... investors eyed a US jobs report that will supply more clues about the strength of the world's top economy. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index on Friday rose 87.20 points, or 0.45 per cent, to end at 19,379.19, and Hong Kong added 1.05 per cent, or 287.37 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... Yellen that stock valuations were "quite high". Tokyo stocks on Thursday fell 1.23 per cent after a three-day holiday. The Nikkei 225 index ended 239.64 points lower at 19,291.99, while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 0.69 per cent ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... at 28,433.59. Sydney rose 0.83 per cent, or 49.4 points, to 5,982.7. Tokyo was weighed down by a stronger yen, with the Nikkei closing 0.18 per cent, or 36.72 points, lower at 19,983.32. Seoul finished 0.10 per cent down, shedding 2.26 points to 2,157.54. ...