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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... while there was also concern about the lack of progress in Washington to avoid spending cuts due to take effect on Friday. Tokyo tumbled 2.26 per cent, or 263.71 points, to 11,398.81, with profit-takers moving in after the index enjoyed a big surge on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... fell back to $US1.3197. That was still up marginally from $US1.3189 on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose, with Tokyo surging after the yen hit a near three-year low against the US dollar, while concerns eased that the US Federal Reserve could ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... suffering big losses in the past few days, while traders were casting an eye to a general election in Italy at the weekend. Tokyo shed earlier losses to end up 0.68 per cent, or 76.81 points, at 11,385.94, Sydney jumped 0.76 per cent, or 38.0 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... ($A83.37 billion)-a-month bond-buying introduced last year to support the economy and which has helped lift global shares. Tokyo fell 1.39 per cent, or 159.15 points, to 11,309.13 and Sydney slid 2.33 per cent, or 118.6 points, to 4,980.1, its worst ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... KONG - Asian stocks closed mixed while the euro eased and markets awaited the start of a Group of 20 meeting in Russia. Tokyo fell 1.18 per cent, or 133.45 points, to 11,173.83 ahead of the G20 weekend summit where Japan's controversial monetary policy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... euro fell to $US1.3448 from $US1.3454, and also fell against the yen. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets closed higher, but Tokyo sank on profit-taking and a stronger yen. The Japanese currency picked up after a Group of Seven (G7) statement that said "excessive ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... $1.3450 compared with $1.3404 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade, with Tokyo boosted by a weaker yen, while Seoul was lower after news that North Korea had successfully tested a nuclear bomb. With ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... $US1.3395 late on Thursday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian shares mostly rose following a sell-off in the previous session, but Tokyo was hit by a stronger yen and data showing Japan suffered its lowest current account surplus in nearly 30 years. Data ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... after another strong rally in the previous session, while they are also awaiting the release of Chinese economic indicators. Tokyo's Nikkei suffered a deep correction after storming almost four per cent to its highest level since September 2008 as the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... Tuesday in New York. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets have closed higher following big losses in the previous session, with Tokyo surging as the yen tumbled after Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Masaaki Shirakawa said he would step down early. Traders also ...