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Wednesday, 19 February 2020

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Asian shares mostly rise while virus fears continue

San Francisco Chronicle 19 Feb 2020

The Nikkei 225 rose 1.0% in afternoon trading to 23,415 .30 ... Japan reported its third straight month of a trade deficit in January and like the rest of Asia is enduring a downturn in tourism ... Trade is likely to be a “major drag” on Japan's economic growth this quarter, Tom Learmouth of Capital Economics said in a commentary....

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Asian shares mostly rise despite continuing virus fears

Napa Valley Register 19 Feb 2020

The Nikkei 225 rose 1.1% in morning trading to 23,453.59 after data for January showed Japan's exports fell less than expected in January ... Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 7,128.20 ... Trade is likely to be a “major drag” on Japan's economic growth this quarter, Tom Learmouth of Capital Economics said in a commentary ... for President’s Day ... ....

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JSE may get boost from commodities and Tencent

Business Day 19 Feb 2020

The JSE could take its lead from firmer Asian markets on Wednesday morning, with an almost 1% gain by Chinese tech-giant Tencent likely to bolster the local bourse ... In morning trade on Wednesday the Shanghai Composite was up 0.3% and the Hang Seng 0.44%. Japan's Nikkei had recovered 0.96% ... gernetzkyk@businesslive.co.za ....

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Equities reverse four days of losses, Bharti Infratel gains by 7 pc

Yahoo Daily News 19 Feb 2020

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 19 (ANI) ... MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan gained marginally by 0.03 per cent while Chinese shares erased early declines to trade 0.15 per cent higher. Japan's Nikkei stock index rose by 0.5 per cent. (ANI). ....

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Day’s fewer coronavirus cases nudge Asian shares up

Business Day 19 Feb 2020

Chinese shares erased early declines to trade 0.15% higher. Australian shares were up 0.02%, while Japan’s Nikkei stock index rose 0.5% ... The Treasury curve remained inverted on Wednesday as yields on three-month bills traded above yields on 10-year notes in a sign that some investors remain cautious about the outlook....

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Asian shares nudge up as virus spread slows, euro fragile

Business Line 19 Feb 2020

Chinese shares erased early declines to trade 0.15% higher. Australian shares were up 0.02%, while Japan's Nikkei stock index rose 0.5% ... The Treasury curve remained inverted on Wednesday as yields on three-month bills traded above yields on 10-year notes in a sign that some investors remain cautious about the outlook....

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Asia stocks rise on lull in virus worry, euro still weak

Canada Dot Com 19 Feb 2020

Chinese shares erased early declines to trade 0.6% higher. Australian shares were up 0.37%, while Japan’s Nikkei stock index rose 0.95% ... The Treasury curve remained inverted on Wednesday as yields on three-month bills traded above yields on 10-year notes in a sign that some investors remain cautious about the outlook....

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Sensex ends off day#39;s low but Nifty still below 12,000; 5 factors weighing on market

Moneycontrol 18 Feb 2020

The benchmark indices recouped more than half of losses in last couple of hours of trade and ended off day's low ... Asian markets traded lower with Japan's Nikkei, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and South Korea's Kospi falling 1.4-1.5 percent, while China's Shanghai Composite closed flat....

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Sensex falls 400 points, Nifty below 12,000; 5 factors weighing on market

Moneycontrol 18 Feb 2020

Global trade has been hit by China's wide spreading novel coronavirus, which has left around 1,900 people dead in the world's second largest economy ... Asian markets traded lower with Japan's Nikkei, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and South Korea's Kospi falling 1.4 percent each, while China's Shanghai Composite was down 0.3 percent....

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Hong Kong stocks hit near 4-week high as China steps up support

Canada Dot Com 17 Feb 2020

** Around the region, MSCI’s Asia ex-Japan stock index was firmer by 0.2%, while Japan’s Nikkei index closed down 0.7%. ** About 1.41 billion Hang Seng index shares were traded. The volume traded in the previous trading session was 1.45 billion....

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JSE to contend with mixed Asian markets on Monday

Business Day 17 Feb 2020

The JSE faces mixed Asian markets on Monday morning, though a firmer Tencent could help support the local bourse ... Markets have also been boosted by hopes that Asian countries will respond to the coronavirus with stimulus ... In morning trade Shanghai’s composite added 1.3%, while Japan’s Nikkei gave back 0.92%....

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Japanese economy sinks amid fears about virus impact

The Brownsville Herald 17 Feb 2020

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy shrank at an annual pace of 6.3% last quarter as growth was battered by typhoons and crimped consumer spending ... The annualized rate shows what the drop would have been if that same pace had continued for a year ... The news sent the Nikkei 225 benchmark stock index falling in trading Monday ... ——— ... .......

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Sensex rallies 400 points, Nifty tops 12,100 on strong global cues

The Times of India 11 Feb 2020

NEW DELHI ... BSE flagship Sensex rose 439 points to 41,418.64 while NSE benchmark Nifty added 111 points to 12,142 ... All sectoral indices on NSE were trading with gains in early trade ... All 30 stocks in the Sensex were trading in the green ... Japan's Nikkei was closed for a holiday, although Nikkei futures traded 0.7 per cent firmer ... ....