In Asia Thursday Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index fell 1.1% as exporters fight the effects of a surging yen. In China the Shanghai Composite Index inched up 0.3% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.1%.
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China’s plans to cut its exports of rare earth minerals by 35% in 2011 sent commodities stocks soaring, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closing up 1.5%, China’s Shanghai Composite Index adding 0.7%, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 Inde…
Asian shares slid Tuesday as investors worry about government efforts to stabilize prices in the People’s Republic. China’s Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 1.7%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 0.9% and in Japan the Nikkei 22…
China’s 25 basis point hike in the one-year base lending rate sent banks spiraling and crippled real estate shares. The Shanghai Composite Index sank 1.9%, but in Japan the Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.8%. The Hong Kong Stock Exchan…
Markets in Asia were mixed Wednesday. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index inched up 0.2% to 23,045 and in China the Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.9% to 2,878. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index lost 0.2% to end the day at 10,346.
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