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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... week to create a free-trade zone in the city. Hong Kong closed 0.65 per cent, or 141.81 points, higher at 22,005.32. Tokyo stocks ended down 0.18 per cent, or 24.27 points, at 13,636.28. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 21.46 points, or 0.5 per cent ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... up despite Japan posting lower-than-expected economic growth and US stocks retreating from record peaks last week. Tokyo stocks ended down 0.70 per cent, or 95.76 points, to 13,519.43 after second-quarter GDP figures revealed that Japan's economic growth ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... dollar enjoyed another positive day, with Wall Street also providing a strong lead thanks to upbeat US housing data. Tokyo stocks dropped 0.20 per cent, or 25.84 points, to 13,007.28, after jumping 2.73 per cent the day before. Hong Kong finished flat ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... potential softening of the US Federal Reserve's aggressive stimulus program amid fears of a correction in US markets. Tokyo stocks tumbled 5.15 per cent, or 737.43 points to 13,589.03 as jittery investors dumped shares following a sharp fall on Wall ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... mixed despite a strong lead from Wall Street as markets awaited testimony from the US Federal Reserve chief, but Tokyo stocks finished at their highest level in five years. Japanese investors welcomed the weakening yen on Wednesday, with stocks ending ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... 0.96 per cent to 17,091 points. The euro dropped to $1.3101 from $1.3156 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Tokyo stocks closed down 0.66 per cent, giving up earlier gains as the yen turned up against the dollar ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... $1.3165 late in New York on Tuesday. Most European markets were closed for the May Day public holiday. HONG KONG - Tokyo stocks closed 0.44 per cent per cent lower as the yen's strength and gloomy economic data from the eurozone offset positive sentiment ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... monetary easing has sent the yen tumbling about six per cent against the dollar. This in turn has fuelled a run-up in Tokyo stocks, with exporters the big winners. In the first meeting under new governor Haruhiko Kuroda, the BoJ said it would double ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... its recovery. "US economic data hasn't been great," ETX Capital analyst Ishaq Siddiqi noted in London. HONG KONG - Tokyo stocks have jumped with the yen weakening as the Bank of Japan starts a key two-day policy meeting, while shares in other major Asian ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... after healthy gains in the previous session while Chinese data showed growth in manufacturing activity had slowed. Tokyo stocks closed 0.41 percent, or 47.02 points, higher at 11,606.38, as a weak yen helped the market recoup early losses sparked by ...