Thursday, 09 May 2013 14:15
Posted by Parvez Jabri
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as dealers took profits after recent impressive gains, but higher than expected inflation figures out of China had little effect on the markets.The falls came despite Wall Street recording another record rise and European shares closing strongly on Wednesday, following the release of figures showing a strong rise in German industrial output during March.Tokyo ended down 0.66 percent, or 94.21 points, at 14,191.48 -- a day ...
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TOKYO: Tokyo stocks jumped more than three percent Friday morning following the dollar's surge past the 100 yen mark overnight.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 3.09 percent, or 438.99 points, to 14,630.47 in mid-morning trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares was up 2.26 percent, or 26.70 points, to 1,208.50.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares opened up 0.26 percent on Friday, in line with strong gains on the Tokyo bourse fuelled by the dollar's surge past the 100-yen mark overnight.The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 60.78 points to 23,272.26 after the opening bell.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as dealers took profits after recent impressive gains, but higher than expected inflation figures out of China had little effect on the markets.The falls came despite Wall Street recording another record rise and European shares closing strongly on Wednesday, following the release of figures showing a strong rise in German industrial output during March.Tokyo ended down 0.66 percent, or 94.21 points, at 14,191.48 -- a day ...
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed down 0.66 percent on Thursday, giving up earlier gains as the yen turned up against the dollar ahead of the Group of Seven meeting of finance chiefs.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 94.21 points to 14,191.48 while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 1.05 percent, or 12.51 points, to 1,181.83.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
