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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... market on Monday finished half a per cent higher, buoyed by a decisive election result and positive news from China and Japan. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 36.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, higher at 5,181.5. The broader All Ordinaries index was up ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
Australian shares have opened slightly firmer on the back of positive economic news out of the US, China and Japan. Resources stocks were posting the largest gains, with Tony Abbott's election victory and the coalition's pledge to repeal the mining ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... will soon start a wind-down. Tokyo closed flat, edging up 10.95 points to 14,064.82, with little reaction after the Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the world's third largest economy. Seoul finished up 0.96 per cent, or 18.62 points, at 1,951.65 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... per cent, or 297.22 points, to 13,752.94 as a stronger yen helped pull down the market and questions swirled about whether Japan would usher in a corporate tax cut. Sydney also closed down 0.10 per cent, or 5.00 points, to 5152.4. Earlier gains in Hong ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... equities news, Wesfarmers, the Goodman Group, Platinum Asset Management, AVJennings and Dexus Property Group are expected to post full year results, while AMP is slated to announce first half results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed flat ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... hit a three month high, with investors buoyed by positive local earnings performances and potential stimulus measures in Japan. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index wasup 49 points, or 0.96 per cent, at 5,157.7. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 47.5 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... concerns of yet another Greek bailout, dealers say. Market watchers also digested lower-than-expected economic growth in Japan. London's FTSE 100 index slid 0.14 per cent to end Monday at 6,574.34 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.25 per cent to ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... - Asian share markets mostly closed lower, with profit-takers moving in at the end of a positive week, while dealers in Japan keep an eye on weekend parliamentary elections. The losses on Friday came despite another record-breaking close for the Dow ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... during a congressional hearing later in the day. Profit-taking kept stocks in check following two days of broad gains, while Japan's Nikkei ended higher on late buying as the US dollar rose against the yen following a sell-off in New York. Tokyo added ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... (almost daily), there were some whispers of a slowdown in China but only a few believed, paid attention or really cared, Japan only just unveiled a mammoth monetary policy stimulus and there was peace and tranquillity in the Eurozone. And oh, as far ...