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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... recovering about half of what it lost since a year-low hit in mid-March. The index shed 62.98 points to close at 13,481.38. HONG KONG - Shares marked their worst half-year performance since 1994, though the blue-chip index closed a whisker higher as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... uncertainty over the US economy, high oil prices and sharp Wall Street losses. The Nikkei ended down 277.96 points at 13,544.36. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell 1.8 per cent to a three-month low, as the prospect of lower earnings at major US corporations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... lower oil prices dented trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. The benchmark Nikkei shed 7.6 points to close at 13,822.32. HONG KONG - Shares reversed early gains to close 0.79 per cent lower, hurt by losses in retail-focused Li & Fung and cellphone ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... worries about the US economy hit blue-chip performers. The index shed 19.64 points to 13,829.92, its lowest close since May 28. HONG KONG - Shares snapped a four-day losing streak to rise 0.8 per cent in a shortened session, but gains were capped by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... third straight session. The Nikkei ended down 0.06 per cent, or 7.91 points, at 13,849.56, the lowest close since May 28. HONG KONG - Shares fell for the fourth straight trading day amid thin volume, with handset maker Foxconn hitting a 2 year low on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... while blue-chip exporters slid after Wall Street tumbled. The Nikkei lost 84.61 points to 13,857.47, its lowest since May 28. HONG KONG - Shares moved sideways in skittish trade, as a rally in offshore oil producer CNOOC on climbing global oil prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... 188.09 points at 13,942.08, extending losses after a 2.2 per cent decline on Thursday. It fell 0.2 per cent for the week. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed lower on Friday, down 0.23 per cent, as investors remained cautious about the market's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... stronger yen hurt exporters and lingering concerns about the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei fell 322.65 points to 14,130.17 HONG KONG - Shares fell as investors were disappointed by a lack of market-boosting measures from Beijing, but retailer Esprit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... weaker yen against the dollar helped exporters like Honda Motor. The benchmark Nikkei firmed 104.45 points to 14,452.82. HONG KONG - Shares strengthened on a strong rally in Shanghai stocks and a jump in Asia's top refiner, Sinopec Corp, on a drop in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... profits after the previous day's gains and ahead of crucial US inflation data. The Nikkei edged back 6 points at 14,348.37. HONG KONG - Stocks after a strong US lead but gains were pared by inflation worries on the mainland. The Hang Seng Index firmed ...