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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... follow Wall Street, which closed last week on record highs despite the job figures indicating that growth remains sluggish. Tokyo fell 1.44 per cent or 208.12 points to close at 14,258.04 and Seoul dropped 0.37 per cent or 7.16 points to 1,916.22. But ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Buying sentiment was also helped by much welcomed earnings results, while investor confidence helped the dollar push higher. Tokyo on Friday surged 3.29 per cent, or 460.39 points, to 14,466.16 as the yen slipped, while Seoul added 0.14 per cent, or ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... provided support, while a better than expected official reading on Chinese manufacturing helped Hong Kong and Shanghai. Tokyo on Thursday rose 2.47 per cent, or 337.45 points, to 14,005.77 as the US dollar slowly edged up against the yen after upbeat ...

Perpetual encourages women writers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... been awarded with the Kibble Literary Award for her novel "The beloved" while Lily Chan won the Dobbie Literary award for "Tokyo: a memoir." "We are proud of the impact the Kibble Awards have had on Australian women's literature and will continue to ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... economists are confident the Fed will indicate that the $US85-billion-a-month bond-buying will stay in place for the time being. Tokyo closed down 1.45 per cent on profit-taking after the previous day's gains. The Nikkei gave up 201.50 points to 13,668.32. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... central bank, investors brushed off losses on Wall Street, while Japanese shares enjoyed a pick-up thanks to a weakening yen. Tokyo on Tuesday surged 1.53 per cent, or 208.69 points to 13,869.82, snapping a four-day losing streak that saw it give up ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... leader in its sector and is worth an estimated $US35.1 billion ($A38.06 billion). HONG KONG - Most Asian markets fell, with Tokyo skidding more than three per cent as the yen rose against the US dollar before policy meetings of the US and European central ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... Thursday. Sterling was stable against the euro and dipped against the dollar. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with Tokyo tumbling as the US dollar fell to a two-week low against the yen after suffering a sell-off in New York. Tokyo dived 2.97 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... was also slightly lower after enjoying some support on Wednesday thanks to some rare good news for the eurozone economy. Tokyo fell 1.14 per cent owing to a pick-up in the yen against the US dollar. The Nikkei lost 168.35 points to end at 14,562.93 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... gains after China's premier hinted that the government had a lower limit below which it would not let economic growth fall. Tokyo rose 0.82 per cent, or 120.47 points, to 14,778.51 and Seoul added 1.27 per cent, or 23.80 points, to close at 1,904.15. ...