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TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> fell 0.3 percent, while the broader Topix <.TOPX> shed 0.2 percent on Thursday.
TAIPEI, March 18 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports that may affect the Taiwan stock market on Thursday.
TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> rose 1.1 percent and the broader TOPIX <.TOPX> gained 0.9 percent on Wednesday.
BANGKOK, March 16 (Reuters) - Thailand's benchmark stock index was up 1.34 percent at 744.66 at 0419 GMT on Tuesday.
| Mar 18 | Tokyo stocks fall on profit taking after rally, poor economic data (AP) |
| Tokyo stocks fell Thursday with investors increasingly turning to lock in quick profits after the key Nikkei index rose sharply the previous day to an eight-week closing high, while sentiment was soured by sluggish macroeconomic data and renewed worries about Greece's fiscal health. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 102.95 points, or 0.95 percent, from Wednesday to 10,744.03. |
| Mar 18 | Nikkei drops from 2-month high (Reuters) |
| Japan's Nikkei average fell 1 percent on Thursday, off a two-month high hit the previous day, as property stocks like Mitsui Fudosan retreated on a brokerage downgrade and recent gainers like Canon lost ground. A fall in the euro accelerated profit-taking in Japanese stocks, market players said, after a report saying Greece is not hopeful of aid from the March 25 European Union summit and it may seek aid from the International Monetary Fund in April. |
| Mar 17 | Nikkei hits 8-wk closing high after BOJ; chip shares up (Reuters) |
| The Nikkei average hit an eight-week closing high on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan eased policy in a move seen by many as an attempt to prevent the yen from rising and as chip shares gained on hopes of positive earnings guidance from Intel (INTC.O). Elpida Memory (6665.T) climbed on a media report of upbeat earnings, while consumer finance firms were in favour with Promise Co (8574.T) gaining on report it was set to secure funds and Aplus (8589.OS) surging after Shinsei Bank (8303.T) said it would raise its stake in the firm. |
| Mar 16 | Tokyo stocks close lower on stronger yen, profit-taking (AP) |
| Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday, snapping a three-day winning streak, with investor sentiment dampened by the yen's rise against the U.S. dollar and euro and wariness ahead of upcoming policy decisions of Japanese and U.S. central banks. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 30.27 points, or 0.28 percent, from Monday to 10,721.71, after hitting a seven-week closing high a day earlier. |
| Mar 16 | Japan - defying gravity? (istockanalyst.com) |
| Popular myth and, allegedly, the laws of aerodynamics have it that the bumblebee should not be able to take flight. Yet still, our good bumblebee refuses to be pulled down by such details and year after year it takes flight as if nothing has happened. This allegory applies, with some imagination, to Japans economy too. Year after year it consequently appears able to simply ramp up domestic debt to cover the shortfall of domestic demand at the same time as low investment demand, a savvy export sector, and a strong net foreign asset position mean that Japan does not have to rely on foreign investors to finance government debt outlays. |