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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... prices ended down 0.64 per cent, hurt by losses on Wall Street and a stronger yen, which is bad for exporters. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 65.82 points to 10,214.64. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 1.23 per cent higher, tracking ...

The Venus solution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... extreme pessimism that marked the low point of the global financial crisis back in March 2009. 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  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... their steepest fall in more than two weeks, due to worries about losses on Wall Street and a stronger yen. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 249.60 points, or 2.37 per cent, to 10,280.46, its lowest close since August 21. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... settle at 5327.29. PARIS - The CAC 40 index tumbled 70.1 points, or 1.92 per cent, to close at 3583.44. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average drifted higher in choppy trade, helped by gains in Shanghai shares, although rises were limited by the yen's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... losses on the Chinese stock market and uncertainty about how the new government will manage the economy. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index ended down 41.61 points at 10,492.53, having risen more than two per cent in early deals. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... improvement in economic conditions will continue as the effect of government stimulus spending fades. On Friday, the benchmark Nikkei-225 index increased 60.17 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 10,534.14. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 0.71 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... Minister Taro Aso's ruling party is likely to be swept from power after half a century of almost unbroken rule. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 165.74 points, or 1.56 per cent, to 10,473.97. HONG KONG - Analysts said corrective pressure was mounting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... closed at its highest since October 3, as shipping companies were boosted by the brighter economic outlook. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 142.35 points, or 1.36 per cent, to 10,639.71. HONG KONG - The market was helped by the mainland's shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... previous day, with markets awaiting key US data in the hope they would give support to economic revival. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index slipped 83.69 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 10,497.36. HONG KONG - The market was weighed by declines in Chinese lenders ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... trading houses rose on hopes that demand for raw materials will get a boost from a global economic recovery. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 342.85 points, or 3.35 per cent, to 10,581.05. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index finished 336.92 ...