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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... by a 6.6-magnitude quake. Japan was rocked again on Tuesday by two more aftershocks of 6.0 or greater magnitude. Tokyo's Nikkei ended 1.69 per cent, or 164.44 points, down at 9,555.26 while Hong Kong fell 1.34 per cent, or 326.70 points, to 23,976.37. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... cent, or 5.58 points, lower at 2,122.39. Shanghai gave up 0.24 per cent, or 7.28 points, to close at 3,022.75. Japan's Nikkei fell after figures showed a steeper-than-expected 2.3 per cent fall in core machinery orders in February from January, raising ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... the economic impact of the March 11 Japanese earthquake-tsunami and resulting atomic crisis, traders in Tokyo helped the Nikkei index up 0.07 per cent, or 6.56 points, to 9,590.93. The index eased back from earlier highs as dealers monitored progress ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... 0.56 per cent, or 134.47 points, to 24,285.05 and Shanghai jumped 1.14 per cent, or 33.95 points, to 3,001.36. Tokyo's Nikkei was hurt by concerns over the economic impact of the nuclear crisis, which began when the Fukushima plant was rocked by the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... begun dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean to prevent even more dangerous material from being released. Tokyo's Nikkei slipped 1.06 per cent, or 103.34 points, to end at 9,615.55. Seoul gained 0.69 per cent, or 14.56 points, to 2,130.43. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... said unemployment hit a two-year low last month, while Japanese traders were lifted by a weaker yen. Optimism on Tokyo's Nikkei was subdued by ongoing concerns over the effects of last month's quake-tsunami and resulting nuclear crisis. Tokyo added 0.11 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... aftermath, with production halted amid power shortages and a shortage of components due to shattered supply chains. The Nikkei 225 index fell 46.71 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 9,708.39 points, after earlier rising on a weaker yen. The Topix index slipped ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... 5.4 per cent gain over the quarter or the Euro Stoxx's 3.6 per cent appreciation and escaped a 4.6 per cent loss on the Nikkei. But you wouldn't put all your eggs in the S&P alone or the Euro Stoxx alone or the Nikkei alone, would you? You'll still be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... from the United States boosted regional optimism, despite lingering caution over Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis. Tokyo's Nikkei closed 0.48 per cent, or 46.31 points, higher at 9,755.10, while Hong Kong rose 0.32 per cent, or 76.09 points, to 23,527.52 ...

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... the price of oil remains high - a negative for a country that imports all - yes, all - of its crude requirement. Yet the Nikkei-225 index is down only 5.1 per cent this year. Eurozone equities have done one better despite the threat of an imminent interest ...