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Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Down

Posted August 19th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese share prices ended lower Friday, while the dollar slipped against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped two-and-a-half percent , to close at 8,719. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.55 yen, down slightly from late Thursday. The Taipei market plunged more than three-and-a-half percent , to close at 7,343.

Asian Stocks Mostly Lower

Posted August 18th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,944. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slumped more than one and one-quarter percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,016. Share prices were higher in Manila, but lower in Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington. In currency trading, […]

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Another Day of Losses for Japan’s Nikkei

Posted August 18th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed lower Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is slightly higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost one and one-quarter percent to finish at 8,944. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.66 yen, a gain of a fraction of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market closed at 7,615, a […]

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Asian Stocks Mixed

Posted August 17th, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets closed mixed Wednesday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-half of one percent to finish at 9,057. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained nearly four-tenths of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,289. Share prices were higher in Wellington and Sydney, but lower in Manila, Shanghai and Taipei. In currency […]

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Japan’s Nikkei Posts Mild Losses

Posted August 17th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese markets closed lower Wednesday, while the U.S. dollar is lower against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost just over one-half of one percent to finish at 9,057. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.65 yen, a loss of less than one-fourth of a yen from Tuesday. The Taipei market ended the […]

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Asian Markets Close Mixed

Posted August 16th, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets closed mixed in Tuesday trading. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained two-tenths of one percent to close at 9,107. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost a quarter of one percent to end at 20,212. Elsewhere, markets were higher in Manila and Wellington. The markets in Taipei, Shanghai and Sydney closed lower. In currency trading, […]

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Tokyo Stocks Up, Dollar Lower

Posted August 16th, 2011 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese share prices ended higher Tuesday, while the dollar fell against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained two-tenths of one percent to close at 9,107. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.82 yen, down a fraction (0.01 yen)) from late Monday. The Taipei market lost a quarter of a percent to close at […]

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Asian Markets Higher

Posted August 15th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets were higher in early trading Monday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.37 percent , to close at 9,086. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 2.67 percent , to end at 20,143. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Shanghai, Sydney, Wellington, Taipei and Manila. The dollar was selling at 76.89 yen in currency trading, […]

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Tokyo Markets, Dollar Higher

Posted August 15th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
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Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose 1.37 percent , to close at 9,086. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.90 yen, up two-tenths of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market jumped 2.39 percent , to close at 7,819.

Asian Markets Mostly Higher

Posted August 12th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Asian stock markets were mostly higher in early trading Friday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dipped two-tenths of a percent , to close at 8,964. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose a tenth of a percent , to end at 19,617. Elsewhere, share prices were higher in Sydney, Wellington and Manila. Taipei markets closed lower. The dollar […]

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