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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2006
... three-session rally may have lifted share prices too quickly. The Nikkei fell 123.15 points to 16,238.36. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended lower as falling property shares weighed on the index and investors took a breather ahead of earnings results ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2006
... Japan, pushing up a wide range of sectors. The Nikkei 225 index ended up 245.88 points at 16,361.51. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose in line with regional markets, but gains were capped amid caution ahead of earnings reports due later in the week and ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
... down its full-year earnings forecast. The Nikkei 225 index ended down 54.70 points at 15,909.76. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose 0.4 per cent as a property rally boosted blue chips after two days of profit-taking, but investors remained wary ahead ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2006
... rivals, and bank shares came under pressure. The Nikkei average ended down 113.16 points at 15,781.78. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended flat as investors avoided interest rate-sensitive issues but piled on mainland plays, driving China H-shares to ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
... pointing to a rise in rents in central Tokyo. The Nikkei 225 index rose 457.01 points to 15,894.94. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks inched higher on auto and commodity plays while profit-taking sunk property shares. The benchmark Hang Seng index closed ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2006
... weighed on shares across the board. The Nikkei 225 index finished down 275.52 points at 15,437.93. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks posted the biggest one-day percentage gain in more than three weeks as property shares rallied and rebounding oil and commodity ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
... profits. The Nikkei 225 index fell 330.22 points to 15,713.45, falling 544.38 points on the week. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks edged up as autos staged a rally, but investors took to the sidelines after the Japanese market closed at its lowest in three ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2006
... 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 after Hong Kong's top lender cut its mortgage rates. The Hang Seng index ended ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2006
... ended down 448.31 points at 16,272.68, posting its biggest one-day percentage drop since mid-January. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell to their lowest in four-and-a-half weeks amid declining oil and metals issues and profit taking in China H-shares. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2006
... earnings results failed to impress, such as Nikon. The Nikkei closed down 26.77 points at 16,720.99. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended mixed, as China plays outperformed blue chips in cautious trade following lacklustre overseas markets. The benchmark ...