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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... Madrid finished 1.20 per cent higher at 8,363.60 points. HONG KONG - Most Asian stock markets recovered some equilibrium but Tokyo slumped 3.22 per cent on profit-taking and a stronger yen while comments by President Xi Jinping fuelled concerns about ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... KONG - Asian markets were mixed in rollercoaster trade after routs sparked in part by fears of tighter US monetary policy. Tokyo ended higher a day after suffering its worst drop since the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. Regional markets swung wildly ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... (0.11 per cent) at 3,459.42. LONDON - European stock markets slumped, with most indices dropping more than 2.0 per cent with Tokyo shares plunging owing to weak Chinese data and signs the US Federal Reserve may soon taper massive stimulus measures. London's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... closed mixed despite a strong lead from Wall Street as markets awaited testimony from the US Federal Reserve chief, but Tokyo stocks finished at their highest level in five years. Japanese investors welcomed the weakening yen on Wednesday, with stocks ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... speculation about a winding back of quantitative easing by Washington ahead of US retail sales data due later on Monday. Tokyo rose 1.20 per cent, or 174.67 points, to 14,782.21 as the US dollar briefly breached the 102-yen mark after Japan avoided criticism ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... its lowest level since April 5. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares finished 0.47 per cent up, following impressive gains on the Tokyo bourse fuelled by the dollar's surge past the 100 yen mark. Friday's benchmark Hang Seng Index added 109.74 points to end ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... lost 0.96 per cent to 17,091 points. The euro dropped to $1.3101 from $1.3156 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Tokyo stocks closed down 0.66 per cent, giving up earlier gains as the yen turned up against the dollar ahead of the Group of Seven ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... while Shanghai advanced 1.16 per cent, or 25.67 points, to 2,231.17. Sydney added 0.52 per cent, or 26.7 points, to 5,156.2. Tokyo and Bangkok were closed for holidays. Malaysian shares soared as much as 7.76 per cent to a record high of 1,826 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... territory on Tuesday, however, as a stronger yen outweighed data pointing to a tentative recovery in the world's No. 3 economy. Tokyo fell 0.17 per cent, or 23.27 points, to 13,860.86 and Seoul rose 1.20 per cent, or 23.25 points, to 1,963.95, while ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... weak employment and manufacturing data, as dealers eyed a policy meeting of the European Central Bank later in the day. Tokyo on Thursday closed down 0.76 per cent, or 105.31 points, at 13,649.04, Seoul fell 0.34 per cent, or 6.74 points, to finish at ...