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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... was inflamed by a double bomb attack on Boston that killed at least three people and injured more than 180. Japan's Nikkei index was boosted by a rise in the value of the US dollar and euro against the yen. Dealers expect the unit to break the 100-yen ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... yen regained slightly after suffering a big sell-off in the wake of the bank announcement. By the end of trade the Nikkei index closed 1.58 per cent higher, adding 199.10 points to 12,833.63, still its best close since September 1, 2008, weeks before ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... dragging the economy out of years of insipid growth. Tokyo jumped 2.20 per cent, or 272.34 points, to 12,634.45. The Nikkei index had slumped as much as 2.3 per cent in the morning, with dealers concerned new BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda would fall short ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... scheme. Tokyo enjoyed a brief surge after the announcement, but it soon fell back as investors read the details. The Nikkei index ended 0.35 per cent, or 37.81 points, lower at 10,709.93. Seoul gained 0.49 per cent, or 9.66 points, to 1,996.52, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Bank of Japan monetary easing lifted the dollar and euro against the yen, which in turn provided a platform for the Nikkei index. Tokyo gained 0.89 per cent, or 77.72 points, to 8,824.59. Hong Kong was 0.09 per cent higher, closing 19.67 points up at ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... after Germany and the European Central Bank dampened hopes for action to drive down borrowing costs. But Tokyo's Nikkei index on Tuesday slipped after the previous day's rally, edging down 0.16 per cent as the US dollar held on to recent gains against ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... 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 the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... markets as high oil prices countered optimism over debt-hit Greece. Shortly after the opening on Monday, the benchmark Nikkei index hit an intraday high of 9,736.11 - the highest point since August 4 - but lost ground later as investors cashed in on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... Zealand's benchmark index, the NZX-50 rose 0.815 per cent, by 27.876 points to 3449.20 on Friday, similar to Japan's Nikkei index, while Australian shares rose 1 per cent. There were 51 rises and 30 falls among the 104 stocks traded, as a total of 39.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... to 856.88 amid US dollar weakness after Moody's rating agency threatened the debt-saddled US with a downgrade. The Nikkei index briefly entered positive territory shortly before the market closed as dealers began to buy the US dollar over the yen, but ...