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Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... happenings in the 'Land of the Rising Sun' - Japan - and I must say, it's not looking good. As with other equity markets, the Nikkei-225 index rose - up 0.5% -- on the first trading day immediately following the weekend's Jackson Hole summit. The Japanese ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... them as positive now (even Putin's turned humanitarian) - in Japan, in Europe and in Obamaville, investors are hapeee. The Nikkei's happy - it closed 0.4% in the black yesterday - despite reports that the economy shrank at annualised rate of 6.8% in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... 1.34 per cent, or 29.80 points, to 2,187.67 and Shenzhen fell 0.92 per cent, or 10.83 points, to end at 1,166.50. Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.48 or 72.58 points to close at 15,232.37, as late bargain-hunting dragged the Japanese market out of negative territory ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... Dow posted its biggest single sell-off since February on weak eurozone data and news of Argentina's debt default. Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.63 per cent or 97.66 points, closing at 15,523.11, Sydney dropped 76.5 points, or 1.36 per cent, to finish at 5,556.4 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... said Russia had increased its military presence on the Ukraine border, suggesting the situation could deteriorate. Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.05 per cent or 160.52 points to close at 15,159.79, Sydney dropped 0.12 per cent, or 6.6 points, to finish at 5,512.0 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... the dividing line between expansion and contraction, down from 53.1 in June, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Tokyo's Nikkei fell 1.00 per cent or 154.19 points closing at 15,320.31, Sydney dropped 22.3 points, or 0.40 per cent, to finish at 5,518.6 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... Dow posted its biggest single sell-off since February on weak eurozone data and news of Argentina's debt default. Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.63 per cent or 97.66 points, closing at 15,523.11, Sydney dropped 76.5 points, or 1.36 per cent, to finish at 5,556.4 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... showing the world's top economy grew much more than expected in the second quarter was offset by late profit-taking. Tokyo's Nikkei gave up early gains to end 0.16 per cent lower after a recent rally helped it to a six-month high. The index lost 25.46 ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... managed a decent 6.1% return over the first six months of this year in spite of several bumps along the way. Not so for the Nikkei-225 index. It ended the last day of the month and the quarter with a bigger bang - up 0.4% on the day, up 3.6% on the month ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... finished May 2.1% on the up (to a new record high); the Stoxx 600 up 1.9% (to 6-year highs); the FTSE-100 up 1.0%; the Nikkei-225 index up 2.3%; the Shanghai Composite up 0.6%. Even the All Ords got over the line with a small yet still positive 0.1% ...