...biggest point drop since Oct. 30. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 14.90, or 1.3 percent, to 1,094.90, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 36.32, or 1.7 percent, to 2,156.82. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies...

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... Huaneng Power added 1.8 per cent to Rmb8.53. Seoul outperformed the region as foreign buying boosted banking technology stocks. The Kospi index rose 1 per cent to 1,620.54. Newly listed Grand Korea Leisure, a foreigner-only casino...

In this article: Kospi index, Hong Kong, Straits Times, Maxis, China Minsheng Banking, S&P/ASX 200, Huaneng Power, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, and Toyota Motor

...the Shanghai Composite, gained 0.5 per cent to 3,320.6, but Hong Kong 's Hang Seng lost 0.9 per cent to 22,643.2. In Australia , the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.2 per cent to 4,749.2. But Japan was the region's standout underperformer. The Nikkei 225...

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... Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index rose 0.1%, China 's Shanghai Composite added 0.6%, South Korea 's Kospi climbed 1.1%, and Australia 's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.1%. While a central bank's job may be to take away the punch bowl just as the party starts, the...

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...cent to 3,303.2, but Hong Kong 's Hang Seng fell 0.3 per cent to 22,840.3, after again popping above the 23,000 level. South Korea 's Kospi index closed at a three-week high, rising 1.1 per cent to 1,603.9, ahead of President Barack Obama's...

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...unchanged at Won100,000. Strong domestic retail sales data helped push Lotte Shopping up 3.5 per cent to Won356,000. The Kospi index rose 1.1 per cent to 1,603.97. Local institutional buying hit a three-week high, although foreign net...

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...wave across several parts of the country this winter. Shanghai Electric Power was 6.7% higher and Chongqing Fuling Electric Power Industrial climbed 6%. Copyright 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved More In World Markets

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...as investors await U.S. inflation and housing start figures. At 0956 GMT (4:56 a.m. EST), futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.04 percent, Dow Jones industrial average were down 0.02 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures were 0.1 percent lower. In...

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... Germany 's DAX was up 0.4 percent and France 's CAC 40 climbed 0.5 percent. Japan and Hong Kong led the Asia 's declines, with Tokyo 's Nikkei 225 stock average losing 53.13 points, or 0.6 percent, to 9,676.80 and Hong Kong 's Hang Seng...

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...Dutch copier and printer maker Oce for $1.1bn. Seoul also suffered from weakness in exporters as the won hit a 14-month high. The Kospi index fell 0.4 per cent to 1,585.98. Samsung Electronics was 0.7 per cent lower to Won728,000 while...

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...average fell 10.05, or 0.1 percent, to 10,396.91. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3.39, or 0.3 percent, to 1,105.91, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 4.99, or 0.2 percent, to 2,192.86. Major indexes jumped to 13-month...

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...has seemingly confirmed the primary bull trend (or are we still calling this a bear-market correction?). Since month-end, the Russell 2000 has bounced back a bit from its October thrashing, but the index is down about 3% QTD while the S&P...

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...in China. At the same time, APEC leaders at the weekend pledged to maintain stimulus efforts until recovery is certain. Japan 's Nikkei 225 reversed an earlier drop to be 0.1% higher. Hong Kong 's Hang Seng rose 1.5% and Australia 's...

In this article: Japan, Revenue, Recession, Warehouse Group, S&P/ASX 200, Nikkei 225, Airbus SAS, and APEC

...of weak energy demand and a stronger dollar. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.68, or 0.3 percent, to 1,090.92. The Nasdaq composite index rose 7.30, or 0.3 percent, to 2,156.32. The ICE Futures US dollar index, which...

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...gasoline stocks grew 2.5 million, both more than expected. Shell dropped 1.3 percent and Total lost 0.5 percent Friday. Earlier, Tokyo 's Nikkei 225 fell 34.18 points, or 0.4 percent, to 9,770.31 while Seoul 's Kospi was off 0.1 percent at...

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Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.9 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.8 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.8 percent at 4:54 a.m. EST. On the macro front, data...

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