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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... optimism over the state of the world's two biggest economies. The US dollar rebounded after hitting a two-month low against the yen while the Dow rallied to its best close for more than four years. Tokyo rose 0.31 per cent, or 29.30 points, to 9,380.25 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... stocks have lost 1.78 per cent to close at their lowest level in nearly 11 weeks with exporters' shares dragged down by the yen's renewed rise against the dollar. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday lost 169.94 points to 9,350.95 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... uneven set of data from the United States, while sentiment was weighed by news that Spain's credit rating had been slashed. The yen strengthened despite the Bank of Japan announcing another round of monetary easing as it tries to kickstart the torpid ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... trade as dealers awaited key policy meetings at the central banks of the United States and Japan. The euro rose against the yen on expectations of another batch of easing measures from the Bank of Japan when it meets for its rate-setting meeting on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... lost earlier in the session to $US1.3136, up from $US1.3120 in New York late Wednesday. The dollar rose to 81.54 Japanese yen from 81.23 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as dealers cautiously await a crucial bond auction in Spain, while Wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... foreign exchange trade, the euro dropped to $US1.3111 from $US1.3125 in New York late Tuesday and the dollar rose to 81.26 yen from 80.88 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets bounced back from recent loses following some much-needed positive news out of Europe ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... the European single currency slipped to $1.3136 from $1.3143 late in New York on Monday. The dollar rose to 80.71 Japanese yen from 80.39 yen. HONG KONG - Renewed fears over Europe's sovereign debt crisis continued to dampen sentiment in Asia as investors. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Australian dollar, too. "Traders have been reluctant to go into those low-yielding currencies such as the US dollar and the yen." Labour force data released on Thursday showed that 44,000 jobs were created in March, notably higher than the consensus ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... The Bank of Japan's decision not to unveil any fresh stimulus measures also depressed sentiment on Tuesday and pushed the yen higher, as the optimistic outlook at the start of the year waned. In the first full day of trading after the long Easter weekend ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... The Bank of Japan's decision not to unveil any fresh stimulus measures also depressed sentiment on Tuesday and pushed the yen higher, as the optimistic outlook at the start of the year waned. In the first full day of trading after the long Easter weekend ...