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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... or 3.64 per cent, at 3,689.29 points. TOKYO - Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed 0.23 per cent lower amid lingering concern about credit-tightening steps in China after the central bank increased the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... points, or 0.30 per cent, at 3,828.46 points. TOKYO - The Japanese stock market was closed on Monday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed lower on Monday as mainland banks and property firms were hit by news that Beijing had increased the amount of money ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... 11,057.40 points. It marked a 1.3 percent gain on the week, snapping a three-week losing streak. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed higher on Friday on hopes of an imminent agreement to bail out debt-laden Greece. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... TOKYO - The Tokyo market was closed on Thursday for a public holiday. The market reopens on Friday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed lower on Thursday, due to concerns over the European debt crisis after Spain's credit rating was downgraded. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... volume was moderate, with 2.2 billion shares changing hands on the Tokyo exchange's first section. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell 0.26 per cent on Thursday on fears the city's government would increase property transaction tax to clamp down on speculation. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... on Monday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index added 49.78 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 10,221.84. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares ended lower on Tuesday as sentiment was hit by disappointing earnings results from banking giant HSBC. HSBC shares lost seven ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... economic recovery. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 96.87 points to 10,101.96. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed down 0.33 per cent on renewed fears over eurozone debt. The benchmark Hang Seng Index shed 68.17 points to end ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 153.27 points to close at 10,198.83. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed down 0.75 per cent, after weaker-than-expected data from the US triggered fresh fears for the global recovery. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... previous day. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 48.37 points to 10,352.10. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed up 1.21 per cent, driven by gains in banking heavyweight HSBC ahead of solid earnings being forecast for the UK ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... lending rates. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index added 276.89 points to 10,400.47. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares jumped 2.43 per cent as bargain-hunters moved in after heavy losses at the end of last week and following a rise on Wall ...