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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... check following two days of broad gains, while Japan's Nikkei ended higher on late buying as the US dollar rose against the yen following a sell-off in New York. Tokyo added 0.11 per cent, or 15.92 points, to 14,615.04, while Seoul rose 1.13 per cent ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... rally in the previous session, while Tokyo enjoyed a pick-up after a long weekend as the US dollar remained strong against the yen. Wall Street provided strong support after the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs for a third straight session despite ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... Bernanke said its stimulus drive would be kept in place "for the foreseeable future", but Tokyo's advance was capped as the yen surged against the US dollar. The news poured cold water on expectations the central bank would start to pull back on massive ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... a three-month low point at $US1.2755. HONG KONG - Asian markets ended mixed, with Japanese shares hit by a pick-up in the yen, while Hong Kong and Shanghai saw healthy buying despite worse-than-expected trade data out of China. Traders were also awaiting ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... will soon start to reel in its huge stimulus program. The US dollar edged down a tad after posting strong gains against the yen in New York on Friday following the non-farm payrolls figures, which add to a slew of data indicating the world's top economy ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... buoyed by more impressive jobs data from the United States but Tokyo struggled after the US dollar fell back below the 100 yen mark in New York. Tokyo slipped 0.26 per cent, or 36.63 points, to 14,018.93 but Seoul added 0.79 per cent, or 14.48 points ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... 13,852.50, thanks to a surge in the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan report, which in turn boosted the US dollar against the yen as dealers sought higher-risk investments. Shanghai added 0.81 per cent, or 16.04 points, to 1,995.24 despite the disappointing ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... would wind up its stimulus program too soon. Japan's Nikkei index led the gains as the US dollar edged back towards the 100 yen mark, helped by a better-than-expected batch of economic data. Hong Kong and Shanghai were also supported by comments from ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... tailspin. However, Japanese shares gave up initial gains and ended in negative territory as the US dollar's rally against the yen petered out, while Shanghai remained on edge. Hong Kong added 2.43 per cent, or 482.83 points, to end at 20,338.55 while ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... program. However, early losses in Tokyo were reversed thanks to a surging US dollar, which began heading back towards the 100 yen level. Tokyo began the day two per cent lower, adding to a slump on Thursday, but reversed course in the afternoon thanks ...