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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... edged up after suffering losses in the previous session. Tokyo rose 0.23 per cent or 34 points to finish at 14,636.52, the Nikkei's highest close in nearly two months. Seoul dropped 0.63 or 12.72 points to 1,997.63 and Shanghai fell 0.34 per cent, or ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... to be convinced: The Stoxx 600 index is up by just 4.1%; S&P 500 up by a mere 2.8%; the FTSE-100's up by 0.99%; and the Nikkei-225 down by 11.2% (but note that this came after a 56.7% rise in 2013). Could it be that there's no fear in the market because ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... Thailand following a military coup, while movements in the yen will also be in focus, analysts say. On Friday, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.87 per cent, or 124.38 points, to close at 14,462.17, following the previous day's 2.11 per cent gain. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... cent to 3.17 euros. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed, with a stronger yen and a slump in Sony shares pushing Tokyo's Nikkei lower despite data showing the Japanese economy accelerated in the first quarter. Wall Street provided a negative lead, with ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... day at 4,505.02 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose following another record close on Wall Street, with Japan's Nikkei boosted by a weakening yen and Indian shares surging on an expected clear win for the BJP's Narendra Modi in general elections. ...

New entrants drive growth in global equities sector

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... a large and growing pool of assets and the recent rallies from major international bourses such as the S&P 500 and the Nikkei have attracted investors to the global equities story," Fernandes said. "The large asset pool (A$1.8 trillion as at December ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... well as an upbeat assessment of the US economy. Tokyo eased 0.19 per cent, after rallying 1.27 per cent on Thursday. The Nikkei gave up 27.62 points to finish at 14,457.51, while Seoul slipped 0.12 per cent, or 2.35 points, to 1,959.44. Sydney added ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... stimulus program, even as its policy-makers revised down growth expectations for the world's number three economy. Tokyo's Nikkei edged up 0.11 per cent, or 15.88 points, to finish at 14,304.11. The BoJ announced it was holding fire on expanding its ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so far this year plagued by the yen's renewed strength and uncertainty over the longer-term impact ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... of another massive trade deficit. Tokyo gave up early gains as the yen reversed course against the US dollar, with the Nikkei ending 0.85 per cent lower, giving up 123.61 points to finish at 14,388.77. Hong Kong ended down 0.13 per cent, or 29.56 points ...