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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... recover somewhat from its worst one-day percentage fall in more than two years. The Nikkei ended up 90.96 points at 14,309.56. HONG KONG - Blue chip stocks ended nearly unchanged, while Hong Kong-listed shares in mainland companies, or H shares, sunk ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... Japan's central bank governor had invested in a controversial stock fund. The Nikkei ended down 614.41 points at 14,218.60. HONG KONG - Stocks slid almost 2.5 per cent after the Nikkei tumbled, triggering a sharp sell-off that sent Hong Kong stocks to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
... to Japanese GDP data spurred buying in firms dependent on domestic demand. The Nikkei ended up 82.17 points at 14,833.01. HONG KONG - Stocks slipped fractionally as investors took to the sidelines ahead of US economic data, while China Life Insurance ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... to 14,633.03, the lowest close since November last year. So far this year, the benchmark has shed more than nine per cent. HONG KONG - Stocks fell for the third straight day, dropping over two per cent to the lowest level since early March amid a steep ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... possible slowdown in the US economy and its impact on Japan hit exporters. The Nikkei ended down 288.85 points at 15,096.01. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks closed lower due to weakening commodity prices and tumbling Chinese bourses. The benchmark Hang ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... exporters retreated on renewed concerns about higher US interest rates. The Nikkei ended down 283.45 points at 15,384.86. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended down as investors were on edge after comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... raised concern about a slowdown in a key market for Japanese products. The Nikkei finished 121 points lower at 15,668.31. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose while resource and financial issues lifted Hong Kong-listed shares in mainland companies. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... shareholder activist Yoshiaki Murakami. The Nikkei rose 285.57 points to 15,789.31. For the week, it ended down 181.45 points. HONG KONG - The Hong Kong market posted its biggest one-day rise in nearly two months. The Hang Seng index ended up 267.44 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
... points to 15,467.33, the lowest close since February 20. For May it registered the biggest monthly drop in nearly four years. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng market was closed on Wednesday for the Tuen Ng Festival. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ...

Bravura set to fire with ASX listing

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... Thailand, South Africa and Scandinavia and late last year announced it had expanded its Asian operations with new offices in Hong Kong and Bangalore, India. Under the share offer and buyback plan existing shareholders will retain 71 per cent of the issued ...