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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... stocks closed higher on Tuesday, helped by signs of progress in containing Japan's post-quake nuclear crisis. The Nikkei index closed up 401.57 points, or 4.36 per cent, at 9,608.32 points. The Topix index closed up 37.74 points, or 4.54 per cent at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... contract was 19 points lower at 4565, with 37,375 contracts traded. The local bourse was following leads on Japan's Nikkei index, which opened two per cent lower, when seven per cent falls had been predicted, said CMC Markets analyst Ben Le Brun. "I ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... Monday's near 24 per cent plunge. Tokyo slumped 14.17 per cent at one point before late buying pared some losses. The Nikkei index ended down 10.55 per cent, or 1,015.34 points, at 8,605.15, its heaviest loss since the fall of Lehman Brothers in late ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... Wednesday, with Tokyo and Hong Kong buoyed by easing world oil prices and signs of improvement in their economies. Tokyo's Nikkei Index ended the session up 0.61 per cent, or 64.31 points, at 10,589.50, while Hong Kong rose 0.42 per cent, or 98.41 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... bargain-hunting after Monday's losses but fears of further Middle East and North Africa unrest firmly in focus. The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed 20.17 points higher at 10,525.19. But the Topix index of all first section shares lost ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... overall sentiment and Tokyo hit by political upheaval, but mainland Chinese shares bucked the downward trend. Tokyo's Nikkei index plunged 1.76 per cent, or 188.64 points, to end at 10,505.02, while Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.36 per cent, or 66.4 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... rate rises in four months. The Shanghai composite index ended flat, gaining just 0.11 points to 2,899.24. Tokyo's Nikkei index ended up 0.20 per cent, or 21.13 points, at 10,746.67, helped by a weaker yen, which tends to boost the value of Japanese exporters. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... led lower by property developers, while Hong Kong tumbled 1.36 per cent, or 320.27 points, to 23,164.03. Tokyo's Nikkei index ended the session down 0.17 per cent, or 18.15 points, at 10,617.83, as weakness among stocks with exposure to China offset ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... shares, with investors taking their cue from a rally on Wall Street and strong banking sector earnings. The benchmark Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 123.70 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 9,694.01. The mood was lifted by strong results from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... 5.1 per cent. Industrial output fell 1.5 per cent in June, off expectations of a 0.1 per cent rise. The benchmark Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 158.72 points, or 1.64 per cent, to 9,537.3. The Topix index of all first-section shares slipped ...