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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
... shares rose on a report pointing to a rise in rents in central Tokyo. The Nikkei 225 index rose 457.01 points to 15,894.94. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks inched higher on auto and commodity plays while profit-taking sunk property shares. The benchmark ...

NAB hands Asian life insurance to AXA

... deal worth more than half a billion dollars, National Australia Bank (NAB) will divest its MLC life insurance businesses in Hong Kong and Indonesia to AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH). The $575 million sell-off is part of NAB's ongoing business portfolio ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2006
... about foreign selling weighed on shares across the board. The Nikkei 225 index finished down 275.52 points at 15,437.93. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks posted the biggest one-day percentage gain in more than three weeks as property shares rallied and rebounding ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
... prompting investors to take profits. The Nikkei 225 index fell 330.22 points to 15,713.45, falling 544.38 points on the week. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks edged up as autos staged a rally, but investors took to the sidelines after the Japanese market ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2006
... losses as investors returned to leading firms such as Toyota and Sony. The Nikkei finished up 110.84 points at 16,043.67. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose slightly as property shares rallied after Hong Kong's top lender cut its mortgage rates. The Hang ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
... Nikkei finished down 252.04 points at 15,932.83, closing below the 16,000 mark for only the second time in nearly three weeks. HONG KONG - Stocks ended flat in volatile trade as soaring airline shares offset declining energy issues, depressed by oil ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2006
... bought Toyota and other big firms seen as having strong earnings prospects. The Nikkei finished up 307.21 points at 16,184.87. HONG KONG - Stocks closed higher, boosted by banks and solid gains in the Japanese market which offset declining commodity ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006
... technology exporters and a drop in oil prices sent Teikoku Oil lower. The Nikkei closed down 380.17 points at 15,877.66. HONG KONG - Stocks slid around three quarters of a per cent to the lowest in more than five weeks after Hutchison Whampoa shelved ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2006
... Nikkei ended down 181.84 points at 16,257.83, its lowest close since January 26 and a fall of 401.81 points over the week. HONG KONG - Stocks edged up with the Bank of East Asia pushing the index into positive territory after better-than-expected earnings. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2006
... Cisco Systems helped boost confidence in the industry's profit outlook. The Nikkei finished up 166.99 points at 16,439.67. HONG KONG - Stocks edged up as a rally in auto shares enlivened an otherwise listless trading day, while selling pressure remained ...