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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... highest levels since the turn of the year on news of a cut in the number of rigs drilling and energy giants slashing budgets. Tokyo surged 1.98 per cent, or 342.89 points to 17,678.74 and Sydney rose for a 10th successive session, adding 1.23 per cent ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... frameworks and a task force on global securitisation markets. The statement also noted proposed trips to IOSCO meetings in Seoul, Tokyo, Frankfurt and London in the six months to June this year. As covered in Financial Standard in January 2014, ASIC ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... billion yuan ($A58.02 billion). Sydney surged 1.46 per cent, or 82.03 points, to 5,707.37 - its highest since May 2008. But Tokyo stocks slipped 1.27 per cent as a pick-up in the yen hit exporters, overshadowing Wall Street's strong lead and a rally ...

Nikko appoints four international sales executives

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... institutional materials, and Cameron Kuwahara has been named head of solutions marketing. These positions are based in New York, Tokyo (both Knight and Kono), and Edinburgh respectively. "This is part of the company's strategy to strengthen our global ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... tumbled 2.56 per cent, or 82.06 points, to 3,128.30 and Hong Kong closed slightly lower, giving up 22.31 points to 24,484.74. Tokyo slipped 0.66 per cent, or 116.35 points, to end at 17,558.04. However, Sydney added 0.66 per cent, or 36.98 points, to ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... euro weakened to $US1.1296 from $US1.1317 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets were mixed, with Tokyo's main index rising as traders took heart from news employment hit its lowest level since 1997, despite a slowdown in inflation ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... "patient" regarding the United States' first interest rate increase since 2006, signalling a June move remains in play. Tokyo shares dropped 1.06 per cent, or 189.51 points, to close at 17,606.22, while Hong Kong fell 1.07 per cent, or 265.96 points ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... earlier losses, although dealers remained nervous following a heavy sell-off in New York sparked by poor earnings reports. Tokyo gained 0.15 per cent, or 27.43 points, to 17,795.73, Sydney added 0.10 per cent, or 5.56 points, to close at 5,552.78 and ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... Friday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks mostly sank early but bounced back in the afternoon, with some ending in positive territory. Tokyo fell 0.25 per cent, or 43.23 points, to 17,468.52, while Seoul ended marginally lower, dipping 0.41 points to close at ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... crucial for the markets and how the markets will react," Forex.com research director Kathleen Brooks told AFP. HONG KONG - Tokyo shares have fallen, countering a broad rally in Asian markets, after the Bank of Japan slashed its inflation forecast and ...