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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... points, to 13,487.88, with profit-takers moving in to reap the benefits of a rally of about 10 per cent since the Bank of Japan's huge stimulus plan last week. Seoul lost 1.31 per cent, or 25.57 points, to end at 1,924.23 amid simmering tensions on the ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... the bank by the looks of it. They're the ones not missing the forest for the trees. More especially now that the Bank of Japan is on deck and doing its bit to reflate its economy. Plus, yesterday's good news on Chinese inflation suggests that the world's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... flat, edging down 0.24 points to 13,192.35 following an almost 10 per cent rally since Wednesday fuelled by the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) stimulus measures. Seoul was 0.11 per cent higher, adding 2.05 points to 1,920.74. Shanghai was 0.64 per cent higher ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... $1.3001 from $1.3004 late in New York on Friday. The yen tumbled against the US dollar in the wake of last week's Bank of Japan (BoJ) stimulus announcement. The greenback surged to 99.01 yen, which was the highest level since May 2009. It later pulled ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... fallen on concerns over the US economy, but Tokyo enjoyed a second straight rally and the yen slipped after the Bank of Japan unveiled a vast plan to boost the economy. Japan's Nikkei surged more than four per cent in early trade on Friday to its highest ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Macquarie Private Wealth division director Lucinda Chan said investors were absorbing the latest announcements from the Bank of Japan and looking ahead to an important US employment report. "This week has been a heavy one for economic data and people ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
You call that QE? This is QE! Haruhiko Kuroda san's debut at the helm of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) shocked and awed financial markets for he delivered much more than even the most optimistic had been expecting. Yes Virginia, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... cent, to 1,559.98. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 6.38 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 3,224.98. The Bank of Japan's announcement of aggressive stimulus measures helped offset a disappointing report on US jobless claims, which unexpectedly ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Europe (Euro Stoxx 50 off 1.5% at the close) overnight. Asia beware when your markets open today. But short of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and its virgin governor Haruhiko Kuroda announcing unlimited and expanded asset purchases - or promising to do it sooner ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Capital analyst Ishaq Siddiqi noted in London. HONG KONG - Tokyo stocks have jumped with the yen weakening as the Bank of Japan starts a key two-day policy meeting, while shares in other major Asian markets have mostly fallen despite Wall Street's surging ...