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Asian Markets Overview of March 25, 2010: Tokyo Gas (TYO:9531) to Invest in Energy World's (ASX:EWC) Indonesian Project

🕔3/25/2010 1:30:51 PM

US shares overnight declined, led by telecommunications sector. Sprint Nextel officially unveiled a new mobile phone able to tap into super-high speeds. Sprint Nextel rallied but all other telecom fell on competitive worries. Portugal's credit rating downgrade also weighed on the US market. Most Asian markets posted modest gains Wednesday. Japan's Nikkei index was up 0.4. China's Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong's Heng Seng Index advanced 0.1 per cent each, helped by strong corporate earnings reports. South Korea's Kospi slightly declined by 0.05 per cent.

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Brickworks Limited (ASX:BKW) Delivers Robust Half Year Results

🕔3/25/2010 9:39:11 AM

Brickworks Limited (ASX:BKW) posted a normal net profit after tax (NPAT) of A$57 million for the half year ended 31 January 2010, up 12.1% from A$50.8 million on the previous corresponding period. Brickworks' half year headline NPAT (including non-regular items) was A$88.2 million, down 65.5% from the previous corresponding period.

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ABN Newswire Stocks to Watch: March 24, 2010

🕔3/24/2010 11:00:05 AM

ABN Newswire stocks to watch today include: iSOFT Group Limited (ASX:ISF), AuDAX Resources Limited (ASX:ADX) (PINK:ADXRF), Clean Global Energy Limited (ASX:CGV) and Brickworks Limited (ASX:BKW).

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Brickworks Limited (ASX:BKW) Announce 100 SQM Barack Obama Tribute Unveiled Today In Horsley Park - Despite His No Show

🕔3/23/2010 4:25:35 PM

Brickworks Limited (ASX:BKW) announce, Australia's leading brick company Austral Bricks(TM), today unveiled Australia's largest tribute to US President, Barack Obama, at Horsley Park on the M7, despite the postponement of his visit.

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Asian Markets Overview of March 18, 2010: Daiwa Securities (TYO:8601) as Lead Manager of an IPO in China

🕔3/18/2010 1:30:19 PM

Asian stocks are expected to extend gains on Thursday as US and Britain markets climbed to multi-month highs overnight. Wall Street was pushed to a fresh 17-month high as investors cheered for the drop in February Producer Price Index, or wholesale inflation. Yesterday most major Asian markets were stronger after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledge to keep interest rates low for an extended period. The Bank of Japan also left its rate unchanged at 0.1 per cent. The Nikkei Index gained 1.2 per cent and South Korea's Kospi was up 2.1 per cent. Shanghai Composite lifted 1.9 per cent while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.7 per cent.

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Asian Markets Overview of March 16, 2010: Pilot (TYO:7846) Expand Deeper into China and India

🕔3/16/2010 1:30:37 PM

Wall Street's modest gain overnight provided Asian stocks a positive lead, but lingering concerns over China's monetary policy could drag the regional markets today. Investors may keep cautious ahead of policy meetings by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan this week. Yesterday most Asian markets were lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 ended flat and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.8 per cent. China's Shanghai Composite lost 1.2 per cent, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 0.6 per cent amid fears of Chinese government's possible credit tightening measure.

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Asian Markets Overview of March 11, 2010

🕔3/11/2010 1:30:46 PM

Dow Jones Industrial Average was marginally higher overnight, supported by financial stocks. But material stocks were under pressure as commodities prices declined. Asian markets Wednesday closed mixed. Singapore market finished 0.8 per cent higher to their a seven-week high after a report showed that Singapore's economy was expected to grow 6.5 per cent in 2010. Japan's Nikkei 225 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index finished flat after moving between gains and losses during the session. South Korea's Kospi ended 0.1% higher. But China's Shanghai Composite snapped a three-day rise and fell 0.7 per cent ahead of the inflation data.

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