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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... Italian public finances. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed following China's fifth interest rate rise in eight months, while Tokyo slipped after the government announced new "stress tests" for nuclear reactors. The Chinese central bank increased its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... from the debt crisis which has snared Greece, Ireland and Portugal. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with Tokyo hitting its highest close since the March 11 quake on optimism over the US outlook, but a cut in Portugal's debt rating to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... afternoon when ratings agency Standard & Poor's warned that plans to roll over Greece's debt could amount to a default. Tokyo jumped 0.98 per cent, or 97.02 points, to 9,965.09 and Seoul closed 0.92 per cent, or 19.56 points, higher at 2,145.30. Hong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... support by Greek MPs' agreement in a second vote to the implementation of austerity measures aimed at avoiding bankruptcy. Tokyo gained 0.53 per cent, or 51.98 points, to 9,868.07 and Seoul closed 1.19 per cent, or 25.05 points, higher at 2,125.74 while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... euro higher but investors remained cautious as Greek MPs must still vote on details of the austerity package on Thursday. Tokyo closed 0.19 per cent, or 18.83 points, higher at 9,816.09, Seoul rose 0.30 per cent, or 6.27 points, to 2,100.69. Hong Kong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... plan to help Athens solve its debt crisis boosted most Asian stocks, but fears over a Greek strike weighed on sentiment. Tokyo closed 0.74 per cent higher, adding 70.67 points to 9,648.98. Hong Kong ended slightly higher, adding 20.01 points to 22,061.78 ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... saying it was mulling downgrades across the sector. The renewed fears sent the Euro down, which had knock-on effects in Tokyo, where companies with heavy exposure to the euro helped pull the market lower. The Nikkei closed 1.04 per cent, or 100.40 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... Milan tumbled 1.61 per cent, Madrid fell 1.31 per cent, Lisbon slid 0.55 per cent, Amsterdam was flat at up 0.05 per cent, TOKYO - Tokyo shares will this week test the 10,000 points level as investors eye firms' recovery from the March 11 disasters ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... the CAC40 finished down 5.7 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 3,871.37 points. Other European markets were all slightly lower. TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, hitting a three-week high as short-covering kicked in after Greece's government ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... cent, Amsterdam's AEX index jumped 1.35 per cent, Milan was up 2.08 per cent and Brussels' Bel-20 index rose 1.41 per cent. TOKYO - Japanese stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, thanks to a firmer euro against the yen amid optimism that European Union ...