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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... Yukio Hatoyama. Focus will be on the new government and its policies for the coming days, analysts said. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 53.15 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 10,270.77. HONG KONG - Hong Kong was the strongest Asian market, with the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... prime minister Yukio Hatoyama. The falling value of the yen continues to be a positive factor for exporters. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 15.56 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 10,217.62. HONG KONG - Shares ended lower on growing fears that a trade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... Investors dumped auto and electronics makers, which rely heavily on overseas markets, after a fall in the yen. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index closed down 242.27 points, or 2.32 per cent, at 10,202.06. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... after revised figures showed the economy did not grow as much as previously thought in the second quarter. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index shed 69.34 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 10,444.33. HONG KONG - Positive data out of China pointed to strong growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... climbed for a fourth straight day on renewed optimism about prospects for a recovery in the world economy. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 201.53 points, or 1.95 per cent, to 10,513.67. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 1.05 per cent higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... first time in three days as investors took profits, spooked by a stronger yen which is bad for exporters. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 81.09 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 10,312.14. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 1.04 per cent lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... on other Asian markets as investors remained hopeful that the global economy is heading toward a recovery. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 72.29 points, or 0.70 per cent, to 10,393.23. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 2.14 per cent higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... on Wall Street where investors welcomed news that the US economy lost fewer jobs than expected last month. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 133.83 points, or 1.31 per cent, to 10,320.94. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed 1.53 percent higher Monday ...

Fundies split on Hatoyama effect

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... uncertainty over the long term, more bullish fund managers have pocketed short-term returns. At the end of August, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 48.7 per cent after hitting its 2009 low last March, taking its total 2009 return up by 18.4 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... investors refrained from buying ahead of key US jobs data and a weekend meeting of world finance chiefs. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 27.53 points,or 0.27 per cent, to 10,187.11. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 2.82 per cent higher ...