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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... euro edged lower to $1.3296 from $1.3313 late on Monday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Tokyo's Nikkei falling and the yen strengthening as dealers were left disappointed by the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) plan to boost the economy. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... gold prices edged lower to $US1,687.50 an ounce from $US1,688.50. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Tokyo's Nikkei hit by a stronger yen and profit-taking, while dealers await the outcome of a policy meeting at the Bank of Japan. Tokyo's Nikkei ...

Propensity for foot shooting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... expected trade data that provided further evidence the world's number two economy has emerged from a drawn-out slumber. The Nikkei in Japan was also boosted by the continued weakness of the yen, while a rally on Wall Street capped a two-day losing streak ...

Thank you, xie xie, arigato

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... on profit-taking and after the Bank of Japan held off any new monetary easing measures following a policy meeting. The Nikkei shed 10.56 points to 9,142.64. Sydney finished 0.56 per cent, or 24.3 points, higher at 4,385.7 while Seoul was up 0.64 per ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... will be able to agree a deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" that would tip the world's biggest economy back into recession. The Nikkei in Tokyo enjoyed a third straight rally due to the yen's weakness after the front-runner to become Japan's next prime minister ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... Barack Obama challenged Republicans to accept tax hikes for the rich as part of a deal to avert a fiscal cliff. Japan's Nikkei surged thanks to a weakening yen after the leader of the country's opposition vowed unlimited monetary easing to kickstart ...

Market Wrap early AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... dollar remained elevated against the yen and euro after Friday's employment numbers, but that was unable to support Japan's Nikkei, which also saw profit-taking after last week's healthy gains. Tokyo fell 0.48 per cent, or 43.78 points, to 9,007.44 ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... cent, or 213.24 points, to 21,641.82, while Shanghai closed up 0.32 per cent, or 6.53 points, at 2,068.88. Just before the Nikkei closed on Tuesday the BoJ said it would extend its monetary easing scheme by Y11 trillion ($A134.06 billion) - following ...