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Asian Markets Overview of December 23

🕔12/23/2009 1:30:16 PM

US stocks ended higher overnight on a bigger-than-expected rise in existing home sales for November. The used-home sales jumped 7.4 per cent, having increased more than double the economists' expectations.

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Australian Market Report of December 3: Strong Metal Prices

🕔12/3/2009 1:00:18 PM

Wall Street declined modestly overnight as bearish analyst comments hurt bank shares. Analysts with UBS predicted the capital market's seasonal slowing could come earlier this year, cutting its fourth-quarter earnings target for Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and others.

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Asian Market Overview of November 23

🕔11/23/2009 3:16:48 PM

Asian stock markets shrugged off the losses on Wall Street and mostly opened higher on Monday.

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Asian Market Overview of November 19

🕔11/19/2009 4:45:12 PM

Asian markets mostly edged higher on Thursday in the morning. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell below 9600 points level for the first time in about four months. Nikkei eased its early gains after a real estate company Tokyo Tatemono said it will issue new shares to raise up to 45.64 billion yen. The Korean market was up on Thursday led by gains in key technology companies.

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Asian Market Overview of November 18

🕔11/18/2009 4:14:47 PM

Asian bourses opened mixed on Thursday after Wall Street posted a small gain overnight. US dollar's rebound provides an excuse for investors to lock in profits from the recent rallies. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index pared its early gains this morning after a touch of a fresh 15 month high. Tokyo stocks fell on jitters over a series of corporate fund raising plans.

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Australian Market Report of October 21: Disappointing US Housing Data

🕔10/21/2009 1:00:46 PM

Wall Street declined overnight on a weak housing report, despite some strong earnings results. The Commerce Department said that construction starts on privately owned homes rose 0.5 per cent to 590,000, lower than expectations.

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Australian Market Report of October 16: Market Boosted by Higher Oil Prices

🕔10/16/2009 1:00:13 PM

US stocks climbed to a 2009 new high on Thursday, as the oil prices surge buoyed energy companies. New York crude oil futures rose more than 3 per cent to a one-year high of US$77.58 a barrel after the government said US gasoline reserves fell sharply last week. The financial and IT stocks retreated over mixed economic data and corporate outlook.

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