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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... 140.78, or 2.96 per cent, to 4,620.80 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 lost 102.45, or 3.07 per cent, to 3,233.96 points. TOKYO - Japanese stocks dropped for a second straight day as worries about plunging corporate profits and the weak global economy weighed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... 263.95, or 5.25 per cent, to 4,761.58 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 lost 169.34, or 4.83 per cent, to 3,336.41 points. TOKYO - Japanese share prices retreated on Tuesday, pushed back by worries about weak corporate earnings and a stronger yen. The benchmark ...

Japan's pensions turn to alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Japanese pension funds are rethinking their diversification strategy and planning to reduce their domestic equities allocation in favour of more alternative assets such as absolute return products, according to a new survey. A JPMorgan Asset Management ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... 251.2, or five per cent, to 5,278.04 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 rose 163.12, or 4.62 per cent, to 3,691.09 points. TOKYO - Japanese shares jumped more than six per cent on Tuesday, boosted by a weaker yen and reports of a possible takeover of struggling ...

Yen caught in crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Now it's the Japanese yen's turn. The current financial crisis that started in the US sub-prime sector and had been strangling the stock and money markets is now morphing into an exchange rate problem. Increased risk aversion and the unwinding of yen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... end the session at 4,784.41. PARIS - In France, the CAC 40 gained 26.89 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 3,475.40. TOKYO - Japanese share prices rebounded for a third day Tuesday as hopes mounted for another US economic stimulus package and investors welcomed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... finish at 4,835.01. PARIS - In France, the CAC 40 jumped 118.59 points, 3.56 per cent, to end the day at 3,448.51. TOKYO - Japanese share prices rose 3.59 per cent by the close on Monday as investors hunted for bargains, encouraged by news of a planned ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... to 4,781.33. PARIS - In France, the CAC 40 added 148.92 points, or 4.68 per cent, to end the day at 3,329.92. TOKYO - Japanese share prices rebounded on Friday, clawing back some of the previous day's heavy losses as an overnight rally on Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... the global financial crisis. Investors were spooked by news that the credit crunch has claimed its first victim among Japanese financial institutions with the bankruptcy of Yamato Life Insurance. It was the third biggest loss ever for the Nikkei, which ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... to 5,806.33. PARIS - In France, the benchmark CAC 40 index rose 22.44 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 4,054.54. TOKYO - Japanese shares rallied on Wednesday from a three-year low after Wall Street roared back to life. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark ...