China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that the country’s consumer price index rose 4.9% in January. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1% and in China the Shanghai Composite Index remained virtually unchanged. Japan’s Ni…
In Asia Friday the Nikkei 225 Index sank 1.1% to 10,360 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slid 0.7% to 23,617. In China the Shanghai Composite Index inched up 0.1% to close at 2,753.
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In Asia Thursday the Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1.5% to 2,749 and the Hang Seng Index fell 0.3% to 23,780. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index advanced 0.7% to end the day at 10,479.
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Bargain hunters poured money into Chinese shares Friday, sending the Shanghai Composite Index surging 1.4%. In Hong Kong, however, the Hang Seng Index lost 0.5%, and in Japan, the Nikkei 225 tumbled 1.6%.
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Nissan and Mitsubishi plan to work together to bring some new vehicles to market. The Japanese automakers will establish a joint venture to produce a minicar for the home market by 2012, while Nissan will produce a small van fo…