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AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... edging up 1.20 points to 1,910.81, while Hong Kong was up 0.31 per cent by the close, adding 67.99 points to 21,968.95. The Nikkei on Friday suffered its worst loss since the start of June after the US dollar tumbled against the yen as dealers absorbed ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... rare good news for the eurozone economy. Tokyo fell 1.14 per cent owing to a pick-up in the yen against the US dollar. The Nikkei lost 168.35 points to end at 14,562.93, while Seoul closed 0.13 per cent lower, shedding 2.47 points to 1,909.61. Hong Kong ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... congressional hearing later in the day. Profit-taking kept stocks in check following two days of broad gains, while Japan's Nikkei ended higher on late buying as the US dollar rose against the yen following a sell-off in New York. Tokyo added 0.11 per ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... despite weak retail sales figures. Tokyo rose 0.64 per cent as it played catch-up with a region-wide advance on Monday. The Nikkei added 92.87 points to 14,599.12. Shanghai ended 0.31 per cent higher, adding 6.33 points to 2,065.72, while Hong Kong was ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... mixed, with a record-breaking close on Wall Street offset by profit-taking after the previous day's broad gains. Japan's Nikkei edged higher as traders bought back into the US dollar following comments from the head of the US Federal Reserve that its ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... and the release of minutes from the bank's latest meeting for an idea about the future of its stimulus program. Tokyo's Nikkei index was down 0.39 per cent on Wednesday, or 56.30 points, at 14,416.60 and Seoul ended 0.34 per cent lower, giving up 6.19 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... after a US Federal Reserve official moved to soothe fears the bank would wind up its stimulus program too soon. Japan's Nikkei index led the gains as the US dollar edged back towards the 100 yen mark, helped by a better-than-expected batch of economic ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... Despite small gains in early trade, Australian shares closed about 0.3 per cent lower as the Shanghai Composite, Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng indices moved into the red. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 13.1 points, or 0.28 per cent ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... upbeat US data. The US dollar slipped after enjoying a bright start, however, which in turn pared early gains for Japan's Nikkei index, with fears over a possible end to central bank monetary easing continuing to drag on sentiment. Tokyo climbed 1.94 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... index trimmed earlier losses to close down 0.59 per cent at 8095.39 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets dived, with Tokyo's Nikkei losing more than six per cent, while the US dollar hit 10-week lows against the yen on expectations that central banks' monetary ...