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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... Street saw little movement overnight. Tokyo on Thursday closed up 0.51 per cent, adding 46.38 points, to 9,178.12, as the yen remained firm against the dollar, while Seoul finished 0.38 per cent higher, or 7.35 points up, at 1,942.54. Sydney rose 0.17 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... Tuesday slipped after the previous day's rally, edging down 0.16 per cent as the US dollar held on to recent gains against the yen, underlining a continued shift away from the safe haven Japanese currency. Sydney rose 0.44 per cent, or 19.1 points, to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... against the greenback. HONG KONG - Asian markets edged lower in subdued holiday trade with Tokyo 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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... Tokyo's Nikkei added to the previous day's healthy gains on Friday, advancing 0.77 per cent, or 69.74 points, to 9,162.20 as the yen eased further against the dollar with dealers confident enough to move out of the safe-haven Japanese unit. Sydney climbed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... from $US1.2285 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Tokyo the best performer as the yen weakened against the dollar owing to dimming expectations of fresh monetary easing by the US Federal Reserve. With few catalysts ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... currency - and we can buy a lot of cheaper imported stuffs and travel to places at bargain prices -- but just look at the rising yen and the Swiss franc whenever fear over the Eurozone or global growth makes a comeback and what it's doing to their economies. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... trade deficit in the first six months of the year as energy costs soared and exports to key markets tumbled while the strong yen also weighed. Tokyo closed down by 1.44 per cent, or 122.19 points, at 8365.90, Seoul fell by 1.37 per cent, or 24.62 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... 2010, before recovering slightly to $US1.2066 from $US1.2137 in New York late Monday. The USdollar eased to 78.21 Japanese yen from 78.37 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Europe's debt woes casting a shadow but relief provided by news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... oversold yesterday and are pulling back a bit today." European stocks fell sharply, the euro hit a 12-year low against the yen and Spanish borrowing costs reached record highs on speculation Spain could soon require a full state bailout. London's benchmark ...