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Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... yen's depreciation has improved the competitiveness and profit outlook among Japanese exporters that, in turn, has the Nikkei-225 index soaring above 20,000 for the first time in 15 years. The Nikkei's up 14.7% this year to date after gaining 7.1% last ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... shed 0.20 per cent. The euro slid to $US1.0728 compared with $US1.0735 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Tokyo's Nikkei shares ended above 20,000 for the first time in 15 years as the country recorded its first trade surplus for almost three years ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... "The Fund" someday... just in case. But back to the point. This rant is all the FTSE-100 index reaching record highs, the Nikkei-225 index rising to over 20K points for the first time in 15 years, Europe scripts also at 15-year peaks, and as per Bloomberg's ...

Q1 earnings expectations get rub down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... first three months of 2015 - a significant underperformance compared with the 16.0% surge in the Euro Stoxx 600 index, the Nikkei-225 index's 10.1% advance and the FTSE-100's 3.2% gain. This is hardly surprising even if one were to discount the markets' ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... to 3,449.31 - its highest since August 2009 - and Hong Kong added 0.53 per cent, or 126.34 points, to 23,949.55. Tokyo's Nikkei, which on Friday closed above 19,000 points for the first time in 15 years, edged down 8.19 points to finish at 19,246.06. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose following gains in New York. Tokyo climbed 1.17 per cent thanks to a weaker yen. The Nikkei 225 index rose 219.16 points to close at 18,971.00 while Seoul closed 0.73 per cent, or 14.56 points, higher at 2,012.9. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... up to a fresh 15-year high, despite profit-taking largely erasing earlier gains that were driven by the yen's fall. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange ticked up 0.06 per cent, or 12.15 points, to end at 18,797.94. Seoul slipped 0.37 per ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... fresh 15-year high, driven by dip buying after the previous day's fall while energy shares gained on higher oil prices. The Nikkei 225 index added 1.08 per cent, or 200.59 points, to 18,785.79 on Thursday while the Topix index of all first-section issues ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... focus. Tokyo added 0.74 per cent, or 136.56 points, to end at 18,603.48 on Tuesday, as a weaker yen lifted the benchmark Nikkei to a fresh 15-year high. Sydney closed up 0.32 per cent, or 19.02 points, at 5,927, while Seoul finished the day 0.39 per ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... so far this year. This compares with the S&P 500's 1.9% return; the Dow's 0.9% gain; the FTSE-100's 4.9% advance and the Nikkei-225's 4.7% climb. 'twas different last year when the All Ords brought up the rear (except for the FTSE-100 - down 2.7%). 'twas ...