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Trust in Asian REITs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
Trust Company of Australia (Trust) has unveiled plans to expand into the Asian market by opening offices in both Hong Kong and Singapore in a move to becoming a trustee of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Trust managing director, Jonathan Sweeney ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... and others that make the bulk of their profits in the domestic economy. The Nikkei finished up 55.89 points at 16,970.29. HONG KONG - Stocks ended down more than half a per cent as concerns that China could take steps to rein in the country's fast-growing ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
... up gains on growing demand. The index finished up 86.43 points at 17,403.96. For the week, the Nikkei added 170.14 points. HONG KONG - Stocks ended down as the week's successive gains triggered profit-taking, but developers outperformed to push real ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... slightly as record high oil prices hurt stocks sensitive to higher fuel costs. The Nikkei fell 32.59 points to 17,317.53. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks closed up morte than half a per cent, marking yet another five and a half-year peak, as shares in metal ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... year on expectations the US interest rate-hike cycle may be near an end. The Nikkei ended up 117.26 points at 17,350.12. HONG KONG - Blue chips finished up more than one per cent at fresh five-and-a-half year highs, as property issues rode fading interest ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... higher oil prices. The Nikkei gained 232.50 points to 17,232.86, logging its biggest one-day percentage gain since April 6. HONG KONG - Stocks closed more than one per cent higher at a fresh five and a half-year high, while China shares surged as investors ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
... announcements from Japanese and US firms. The Nikkei dropped 233.46 points to 17,000.36, the lowest close since March 29. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng Index was closed for the Easter public holiday WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket was closed for ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... economic growth. The Nikkei was down 255.58 points at 17,162.55. It was its biggest one-day percentage fall since March 3. HONG KONG - Stocks slid one per cent, the steepest one-day decline in three weeks, as profit-taking weighed on recent gainers. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... and other chip-related firms lost ground after a brokerage downgrade. The Nikkei finished down 38.45 points at 17,418.13. HONG KONG - Stocks finished marginally lower as investors cashed in gains, ending a five-day winning streak that had propelled the ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... concerns about further interest rate rises in the world's largest economy. The Nikkei finished down 106.79 points at 17,456.58. HONG KONG - Stocks closed at a fresh high, as investors cheered signs that MTR is nearing the completion of its merger with ...