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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... Tokyo stocks buoyed by a weaker yen amid dimming chances of fresh stimulus measures by the US Federal Reserve. Tokyo's Nikkei index on Monday briefly breached the 9,200 level for the first time in more than three months as the yen initially eased against ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... spirits are lifted by comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel reasserting her desire to save the eurozone. Tokyo's Nikkei added to the previous day's healthy gains on Friday, advancing 0.77 per cent, or 69.74 points, to 9,162.20 as the yen eased ...

China FDI flow slows, and?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... most affected by a harder than expected slowing in China - even rose strongly. The S&P/AX 200 index jumped by 1.14%, the Nikkei-225 closed 1.9% on the up, Korea's Kospi index inched up by 0.1% and Singapore's Straits Times index gained 0.03%. Others ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... cent, or 89.34 points, to 19,962.95 while Shanghai shed 0.32 per cent, or 6.75 points, to 2,112.20. Exporters on Japan's Nikkei were the main beneficiaries of the weakening yen, which eased to a four-week low against the dollar. WELLINGTON - The NZX ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... troubled eurozone economies. Downbeat earnings reports from two of Japan's biggest electronics firms also weighed on the Nikkei on Friday, with Sharp losing more than a quarter of its value in the morning session. Tokyo fell 1.13 per cent, or 98.07 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... adding 81.75 points to 19,640.80 and Shanghai lost 0.74 per cent, or 16.20 points, to end at 2,168.64. Shares on Japan's Nikkei remained under pressure after the yen strengthened in New York against the greenback while it continued to stay strong against ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... rose 0.62 per cent, or 13.23 points, to 2,155.20 on bargain-hunting after hitting a three-year low on Monday. In Tokyo the Nikkei climbed 0.35 per cent, or 30.88 points, to 8755.00, while the Kospi in Seoul was up 0.23 per cent, or 4.17 points, at 1,821.96. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... rose 0.62 per cent, or 13.23 points, to 2,155.20 on bargain-hunting after hitting a three-year low on Monday. In Tokyo the Nikkei climbed 0.35 per cent, or 30.88 points, to 8755.00, while the Kospi in Seoul was up 0.23 per cent, or 4.17 points, at 1,821.96. ...

Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... are the other indices in ascending order of worseness: FTSE100, down 7.3%, All Ords, down 7.5%; DJ Euro Stoxx, down 8.2%; Nikkei-225, down 10.3%. Third time unlucky. These are worse than their performance in May 2011 and almost as bad as that May in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... common currency. In Asia, stock markets enjoyed a slight rebound as investors went bargain-hunting, analysts said. Japan's Nikkei 225 climbed 0.9 per cent to close at 8876.59 after the country posted better-than-expected growth figures for the first ...