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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... cent, before the release of weak US jobs data, led down by Tokyo Electron Ltd. The Nikkei lost 134.84 points to 16,122.16. HONG KONG - Blue chips fell, but trading activity was subdued ahead of the release of the US jobs data. The benchmark Hang Seng ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... slowing real estate market while worries about subprime debt hurt banks. The Nikkei lost 262.02 points to end at 16,158.45. HONG KONG - Stocks closed at a record high, thanks to heavyweight China Mobile, which hit a record on renewed speculation that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... drop in capital spending data put a lid on the overall market. The Nikkei shed 0.27 per cent, or 44.16 points, to 16,524.93. HONG KONG - Stocks fell 0.33 per cent, as investors pocketed profits in China Life and other recent gainers after last week's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... Dell Inc's earnings lifted high-tech stocks. The Nikkei ended up 415.27 points at 16,569.09, up 320.12 points on the week. HONG KONG - Stocks rallied 2.13 per cent as US rate-cut hopes and news that the US government would help tackle the subprime mortgage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... its plan to buy Thai-based Magnecomp Precision Technology. The benchmark Nikkei ended 140.99 points higher at 16,153.82. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose 2.02 per cent, in step with recovering global equities, as investors bought top names like China Mobile ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... fears about the US economy set off a Wall Street tumble. The Nikkei average lost 274.66 points or 1.69 per cent to 16,012.83. HONG KONG - Blue chips dropped 1.47 per cent as investors concerns about credit conditions intensified, but Hong Kong pared ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... banks and brokerage firms fell after losses in their US peers. The benchmark Nikkei average lost 13.90 points to 16,287.49. HONG KONG - China plays snapped a six-session gaining streak, as mainland lenders tracked global financial plays lower amid renewed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... prospects and auto stocks such as Honda advanced on a softer yen. The Nikkei rose 52.42 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 16,301.39. HONG KONG - Hong Kong-listed shares in mainland companies shot up 6.2 per cent, feeding on expectations that mainland investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... over the last seven days, and up 6.4 per cent on the week to post its biggest weekly percentage gain since October 2002. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips slipped after four straight days of sharp rises, but posted their best weekly gain since Oct 1998 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... rates unchanged. The Nikkei gained 2.6 per cent or 415.68 points to 16,316.32 to also end at its highest since August 15. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rallied by 2.8 per cent in heavy trade, as real estate developers rose on hopes of a rate cut by ...