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Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... points higher, or 0.73 per cent, at 6,609.63. PARIS - The CAC 40 rose 46.64 points, or 1.04 per cent, to 4,538.49. TOKYO - Japanese share prices closed up 1.99 per cent on Monday supported by gains on Wall Street, a fresh fall in the cost of crude oil ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... the week's major releases. Markets expect sentiment to rise to 62.0 in August, up from July's reading of 61.2. Japan: Japanese markets will receive a number of economic reports this week, highlighted by the release of second-quarter GDP figures on Wednesday. ...

Changing of the guard: TOWER

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
TOWER Australia today unveilled Japanese insurance giant Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance as its new cornerstone investor - marking a generational change in business strategy and direction for TOWER's operations. Dai-ichi, Japan's oldest mutual life insurance ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... previous month. This is good news for Japan but was overshadowed by news of the government's dim outlook on the economy. The Japanese government admits to this slowdown, and worse, it said that economy is 'deteriorating' increasing the likelihood of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... per cent, to finish at 6,518.70. PARIS - The CAC 40 rose 105.72 points, or 2.47 per cent, to close at 4,386.35. TOKYO - Japanese share prices lost ground for a third straight session Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of another batch of company ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... per cent, to finish at 6,349.81. PARIS - The CAC 40 lost 33.71 points, or 0.78 per cent, to close at 4,280.63. TOKYO - Japanese share prices closed down 1.23 per cent on Monday, ending below the key 13,000 points level as investors worried about weak ...

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... on the back of weakening economic activity. This week's key releases are expected to highlight this weakening trend. Japanese machinery orders, a leading indicator of investment, are expected to fall by 9.5 percent in June after a 10.4 percent rise in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... or 1.28 per cent to finish at 6,396.46. PARIS - The CAC 40 lost 78.02, or 1.78 per cent to close at 4,314.34. TOKYO - Japanese share prices closed down 2.1 per cent on Friday at a two-week low, hit by a slump on Wall Street, disappointing domestic earnings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... 5,411.90. FRANKFURT - The DAX gained 19.44 points to 6,479.56. PARIS - The CAC 40 jettisoned 8.19 points to 4,392.36. TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed little changed after a day spent as the market awaited a raft of corporate earnings and key US data. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... 5,420.70 FRANKFURT - The DAX gained 61.32 points to 6,460.12. PARIS - The CAC 40 found 80.06 points to 4,400.55. TOKYO - Japanese stocks rallied after a strong bounce on Wall Street and a slide in crude oil prices. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark ...