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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... strength in the yen hampered exporters like Toyota Motors, while energy stocks were pulled back by lower oil prices. The Nikkei index finished 143.61 points lower to 17,858.42. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng broke its winning streak and fell after being swayed ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2006
... - The Nikkei share average rose around half a per cent as Nippon Steel and others rose on earnings prospects. The Nikkei index gained 91.04 points to 16,192.95. HONG KONG - Stocks rose in its 10th consecutive daily gain as investors speculated on the ...

Martin Currie plans for Japan Alpha

... Currie's Japan team in 1993. Just over two years ago, he predicted the Japanese market would recover and push the Nikkei Index by between 40 to 50 per cent, an unpopular view at the time. But two years later, the index rose by over 60 per cent. "We were ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar hurts stocks, lifts bonds

... 5.655 at yesterday's close and the yield on the November 2006 bond was at 5.370 per cent compared with 5.430. The Nikkei index has plunged five per cent over the past four or five hours of the domestic session. Also, an article by influential Washington ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries gain slightly

... cent in trading to 3225.9, following softer closings last night at Wall Street and London. Meanwhile the Japanese Nikkei index lost 104.63 or 0.96% in trading today to register at 10885.48. Meanwhile the dollar rose to US$0.6657 as global investors were ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close slightly higher

... value to close at 3225, whilst the Australian dollar continued trading stronger past noon at US$0.665. The Tokyo Nikkei index recovered ground after losing significantly earlier in the day. The Nikkei average rose 59.02 points or 0.53% to 11049.13, whilst ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries trade higher

... rise in interest rates are likely for next year, given the forecasted economic growth figures for next year. The Nikkei index in Tokyo had a good run this morning, gaining almost 1.5% in value or 163 points to register at 11050. All Ordinaries 3218.6 ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries gain slightly

The All Ordinaries gained 5.6 points in trading today or 0.175 per cent whilst the Nikkei index had a good day's trading, gaining 174.22 points or 1.6%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index lost 50.12 points or 0.46% in value. Meanwhile, the Commonwealth ministers ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries dip lower

The All Ordinaries dipped slightly in the day's trading whilst Japan's Nikkei index rose almost 1.75 per cent or 187.80 to 10734.13. The All Ordinaries lost 1.9 points to 3195.20. This despite statements by Prime Minister John Howard that the Australian ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries trail lower

... points or about 0.72 per cent in trading today whilst Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 44.22 points or 0.41%. The Nikkei index plunged 309.99 points or 2.94% as technology stocks reacted badly to a video tape of Al Qaeda supremo Osma bin Laden and renewed ...