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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... 63.98 points over the week. TOKYO - The Nikkei average posted its lowest close in a month, dropping more than one per cent as Sony shares tumbled. The Nikkei ended down 208.31 points at 16,906.23, its lowest close since March 28. For the week, it fell ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
... gain of 149.76 points over the week. TOKYO - The Nikkei average ended up half a per cent as hopes for strong earnings lifted Sony and other blue-chip shares, while cellphone-related shares rang up gains on growing demand. The index finished up 86.43 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... CAC-40 index closed at 5190.27, up 15.31 points. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell just over half a per cent, with shares in Sony and other recent gainers declining after stronger-than-expected US jobs data fuelled concerns about further interest rate ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2006
... as the yen's fall against the US dollar fuelled expectations for higher earnings at export-oriented manufacturers such as Sony. The Nikkei rose 248.17 points to 16,938.41, its highest close since August 29, 2000. HONG KONG - Stocks faltered as bank and ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2006
... closed at 4979.94, down 20.06 points. TOKYO - The Nikkei share average closed below 15,500 for the first time in a month as Sony extended losses after a brokerage downgrade and as concerns about foreign selling weighed on shares across the board. The ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2006
... TOKYO - The Nikkei average erased part of the previous day's losses as investors returned to leading firms such as Toyota and Sony. The Nikkei finished up 110.84 points at 16,043.67. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose slightly as property shares rallied ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2006
... 1.64 per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei share average rose 3.58 per cent, posting its highest close in more than five years as Sony's surprisingly strong earnings a day earlier raised hopes for good results at other tech firms. The Nikkei rose 569.66 points ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2006
... returning to its level before an investigation into Internet firm Livedoor triggered a sell-off, as brokerages gained and Sony and Advantest advanced ahead of quarterly earnings announcements. The Nikkei ended up 240.02 points at 15,891.02, its highest ...

Martin Currie plans for Japan Alpha

... Japanese stocks whittled down to a 65 to 75 stocks per portfolio based on liquidity, market size and valuation. "We don't own Sony, Sharp, Hitachi or Toshiba because they're in highly competitive markets," he says. Rather, the fund invests in flat panel ...

Midday Market Wrap:Tokyo opens high; ASX subdued

Japanese shares opened higher on Monday as investors snapped up Sony Corp and other exporters after an encouraging U.S. jobs report sent Wall Street up and helped underpin the dollar. The Nikkei average was up 0.95 percent at 10,811.52 as of 0005 GMT ...