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Asian Benchmarks Fall Across The Region |
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10:44 AM EST March 08 2006 |
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Asian-Pacific benchmarks closed Wednesday session lower to extend recent weakness. Stocks declines on cautiousness as the Bank of Japan started re-examining the monetary policy with the Nikkei losing 0.8%. Across the region, Shanghai Composite was the biggest loser, falling 1.6%, followed by South Korea’s Kospi, down 1.1%, and Taiwan Weighted index, down 0.4%. The dollar bought 117.54 yen, down 37 yen.
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