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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... following positive manufacturing data from the US and Europe, while Tokyo was also boosted as the US dollar pushed towards the 104-yen level. Tokyo on Wednesday climbed 1.04 per cent, or 154.33 points, to close at 14,946.32, Seoul rose 0.26 per cent ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... confidence at a more than six-year high. Tokyo fell 0.24 per cent, or 35.84 points, to finish at 14,791.99 despite a fall in the yen against the dollar, while Japan ushered in its first sales tax hike since 1997. Sydney dipped 0.10 per cent, or 5.6 points ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... eurozone to avert deflation, traders said. HONG KONG - Asia's markets were mixed, with Japanese shares boosted by a weaker yen, although traders remained on edge over the Crimean crisis. Tokyo rallied 1.00 per cent on Thursday, or 145.73 points, to 14,622.89 ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... cause... "U.S. Stocks Retreat, Treasuries Rally on Ukraine, China" (Bloomberg) "Increased Ukraine worries hit stocks, drive up yen" (Reuters) "Equities plunge on rising risks in Ukraine" (AFR) "Stocks slump as tension over Ukraine escalates" (AP) "European ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... before. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank, taking their lead from another selloff on Wall Street, while Tokyo took a hit as the yen climbed against the US dollar with profit-takers moving in following last week's greenback rally. Despite a small pick-up ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... program. The gains came despite a negative lead from Wall Street, while the dollar and euro edged up slightly against the yen. Tokyo added 0.69 per cent, or 103.97 points, to 15,224.11, Seoul climbed 0.48 per cent, or 9.56 points, to close at 1,963.87 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... conflict in Eastern Europe has subsided, investor confidence in higher risk assets has slowly returned, sending the safe-haven yen falling against the US dollar and euro. Tokyo jumped 1.59 per cent, or 237.12 points to finish at 15,134.75 and Seoul was ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... not worsened had provided a buying opportunity. The US dollar and euro also clawed back some of Monday's losses against the yen as a certain degree of confidence returned to the market, while oil prices fell back after hitting multi-month highs. Tokyo ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... 56.7% return last year - outperforming all other equity markets around the world. Those who bet the other way - against the yen, that is - also laughed all the way to the bank last year. For in 2013 the Japanese yen dropped by 21.7% against the US dollar ...

It must have been love

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... think that's quite positive."A Blinded by love? However, the Nikkei did not get any lovin' last week. It was dumped as the yen rose and threatened to undo the positive momentum its weakness generated for the economy and inflation over the past few months ...