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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... upgrade, helping the benchmark hold above 18,000. The Nikkei dipped 0.07 per cent, or 12.88 points, to close at 18,040.93. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips erased morning gains as mobile handset maker Foxconn slid further after a broker downgrade and ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... from energy stocks such as INPEX after oil prices topped $70 a barrel. The Nikkei added 80.39 points to finish at 18,053.81. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks swung to a 0.5 per cent gain after mainland equities reversed sharp losses and oil shares climbed ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... Motor stocks performed well after the release of strong sales data out of the US. The Nikkei rose 14.54 points to 17,973.42. HONG KONG - The fall of mainland China's stockmarket had an impact on the Hang Seng Index, restraining early gains, but the market ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... bought steel and other value stocks. The Nikkei added 83.13 points to close at 17,958.88, up 477.67 points since May 25. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips surrendered early gains to fall 0.15 per cent, as investors grew cautious after mainland bourses ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... tripled its tax on stock trading, raising concerns about a market correction there. The Nikkei shed 84.30 points to 17,588.26. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips fell, tracking a fall in Chinese mainland stocks after Beijing raised the stock trading tax. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... strong earnings results from Sanyo Electric and robust consumer spending data. The Nikkei made 84.97 points to 17,672.56. HONG KONG - Stocks fell led by mainland financial stocks amid concerns of interest rate rises. The Hang Seng Index lost 60.17 points ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... The Nikkei rose 106.38 points to 17,587.59 with stronger commodity prices bolstering some stocks on a day of thin trading. HONG KONG - Stocks were steady with US economic data due out later this week prompting investors to hold back. The benchmark Hang ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... recent falls on the Chinese stock market and weakening commodity prices. The Nikkei reversed 215.76 points to 17,481.21. HONG KONG - Stocks sank, tracking falling global markets and comments by former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan over China's ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... a Merrill Lynch upgrade and a rebound in auto stocks. The Nikkei inched down 0.05 per cent, or 8.15 points, at 17,696.97. HONG KONG - The Hong Kong stock market was closed for a public holiday, Buddha's birthday. Markets will resume trading on Friday. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... Glass Co Ltd dropped on a lower forecast, curbing the overall gains. The Nikkei added 25.07 points to close at 17,705.12. HONG KONG - Blue chips fell 0.22 per cent while mainland H shares rose as China Shenhua hit a record and mainland property stocks ...