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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... markets closed mixed as a rebound on Wall Street settled nerves after a two-day sell-off sparked by weak Chinese growth data. Tokyo on Wednesday climbed 1.22 per cent, or 161.45 points, to 13,382.89 and Seoul was flat, edging up 1.63 points to 1,923.84. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... pared after a huge sell-off on Wall Street, while traders were spooked by a double bombing that hit the Boston Marathon. Tokyo on Tuesday fell 0.41 per cent, or 54.22 points, to 13,221.44, and Seoul ended flat, edging up 1.76 points to 1,922.21. Hong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... peninsula, where military tensions are high. A pick-up in the yen on Monday dragged on Japan's Nikkei after the US warned Tokyo to avoid competitive devaluation as the unit faces heavy selling pressure on the back of huge central bank stimulus measures. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... week for equities and the US dollar, despite another record day for US stocks on Wall Street fuelled by upbeat jobs data. Tokyo fell 0.45 per cent, or 61.28 points, to 13,487.88, with profit-takers moving in to reap the benefits of a rally of about 10 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... over a new government. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose following another record performance from Wall Street, while Tokyo hit fresh multi-year highs as the US dollar approached the 100 yen mark. While buying sentiment remains positive, dealers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... Dow highs only serve to fuel the optimism further in the short term." HONG KONG - Asian markets ended mostly higher, with Tokyo supported by the weak yen, while Shanghai slipped following a rare trade deficit for China in March. On Wall Street the Dow ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... the crisis-hit eurozone. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly risen, boosted by positive inflation data from China, but Tokyo's winning streak ended on profit-taking as the yen edged up after hitting multi-year lows. Wall Street also provided a strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Saxo Bank analyst Alexandre Baradez. "The news remains bad on the economic front." HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed but Tokyo's Nikkei extended its rally after last week's Bank of Japan stimulus announcement that pushed the yen to its lowest level ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... do much to support growth," she said. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly fallen on concerns over the US economy, but Tokyo enjoyed a second straight rally and the yen slipped after the Bank of Japan unveiled a vast plan to boost the economy. Japan's ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... exports. How good is that? It's in Australia's economic interest to see "Abenomics" and the BOJ's bazooka succeed. A layover in Tokyo on your way to or back from China Ms. Gillard?