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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... first time above 13,000 for three weeks and its biggest daily percentage gain since February 14. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks surged, tracking strong gains across Asia, after a Lehman Brothers share offering boosted US markets and sparked hopes that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... with some financial shares gaining, as well. The Nikkei ended trade up 130.88 points at 12,656.42. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose, buoyed by property plays, but trade was volatile as a slide in China's main stock index in Shanghai and $US19 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... passed for investors to get the latest dividends. The Nikkei ended down 38.59 points at 12,706.63. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks inched up in sluggish trade, buoyed by strong results from blue-chip financial firms, but the upside was capped as investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... easing concerns about the outlook for exporters. The Nikkei ended up 265.13 points at 12,745.22. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks surged across the board, rising 6.43 per cent tracking Wall Street gains on improved investor confidence after JP Morgan raised ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... strong yen hurt exporters like Honda Motors and Sony. The Nikkei reversed 427.69 points to 12,433.44 HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks plunged almost five per cent on global credit market and US recession fears. The Hang Seng Index tumbled 1,121.12 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... Nikkei average ended down 0.16 per cent or 20.22 points at 12,972.06, the lowest close since January. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks eased in volatile trade as resource shares paced declines in commodities, driving the market to its lowest level since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... shares amid rising commodity prices. The Nikkei average hardly moved, up just 0.10 point at 12,992.28. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell for a third straight session, hit by sinking mainland stock markets and a prevailing caution ahead of a spate of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... dropped 1.4 per cent, or 187.82 points, to close at 13,500.46, losing 122.1 points over the week. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell as weak US economic data stoked fears that the world's biggest economy may have slid into recession, prompting investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... steep falls in insurance shares. The Nikkei ended up 0.04 per cent, or 4.72 points, at 13,021.96. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks recouped some of their sharp losses from a day earlier, as gains on Wall Street prompted investors to bid up shares across ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... average was down 4.7 per cent or 646.26 points to end at 13,099.24, the lowest close since January 28. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell 5.4 per cent in a half-day trading session as nervous investors tracked sharp losses in overseas markets and cashed ...