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Debt concerns being felt around the globe again (ISFM) (18-03-2010)

Markets in Asia decline, euro loses ground (AP) (18-03-2010)

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Asian Markets
08:30am GMT (18-03-2010)
Index	Value	% Change
NIKKEI 225	10,744.03	- 0.95
HANG SENG	21,320.40	- 0.30
SHANGHAI SE COMPOSITE	3,046.09	- 0.14
TAIWAN TAIEX	7,886.34	+0.49
KOSPI 100	1,639.09	- 0.61
S&P/ASX 200	4,863.10	+0.20
NZX 50 FF	3,220.69	+0.62
STRAITS TIME	2,913.95	- 0.18

10 Top Performing Japan Banks
(18-03-2010)
Bank	Close	Pct Change
TOWA	61	+3.28%
NAGOYA	352	+1.42%
OKINAWA	3.600	+1.25%
TOHO	292	+0.68%
MICHINOKU	187	+0.53%
YACHIYO	2.075	+0.43%
CHUKYO	277	+0.36%
KITA-NIPPON	2.440	+0.33%
AICHI LTD	7.000	+0.29%
RYUKYU	991	+0.20%

Renewed concerns about Greece’s sovereign debt were weighing on equity markets and the euro today, as there is ongoing uncertainty about whether the European Union will agree to give Greece financial support.

The negative sentiment began affecting markets in the Asia region, despite robust gains on Wall Street overnight. Indexes ended mostly sharply lower after recent days’ gains, supported by announced plans from the U.S. and Japanese central banks to maintain low borrowing costs to help foster economic.....

HONG KONG – Asian stock markets fell on Thursday and the euro weakened after Greece said it might seek international assistance to resolve its debt crisis.

Trade was lukewarm despite the big rally on Wall Street. Global markets had made big gains in the previous session after U.S. and Japanese central banks signaled plans to maintain low borrowing costs to help foster economic growth.

The euro slipped against the dollar a day after Greece, struggling to meet the.....

TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - The yen slipped on Wednesday, reversing direction after players disappointed by only a modest easing step by the Bank of Japan tried to drive it higher and ran into a wall of selling.

After pressure from the government for action to beat deflation, the BOJ decided in a 5-2 vote to double the size of a fixed rate fund supply tool adopted in December to 20 trillion yen ($222 billion) but kept the loan duration at three months, instead of six months as some expected. The yen initially rose after the......

SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices declines to near $82 a barrel Thursday in Asia, pulling back after two days of gains that were fueled by signs U.S. crude demand may be improving.

Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 75 cents to $82.18 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.23 to settle at $82.93 on Wednesday.

Oil had risen more than $3 the previous two....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid-off workers applying for jobless benefits fell slightly last week for the third straight time, although their numbers are a long way from signaling net job gains.

New claims for unemployment insurance fell.....

BRUSSELS (AP) -- Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou said Thursday his country needs a firmer eurozone bailout plan to lift market pressure on his government and lower its borrowing rates, although he continues to maintain that the country "is not to asking for money, but to have some form of an instrument on the table." Papandreou says that such a....

Currency Summary

Central bank promises raise sentiment (ISFM) (17-03-2010) 

Stocks in Asia rise after policy moves in US, Japan (AP) (17-03-2010) 

European markets extend gains; banks supported by Fed comments (Reuters) (17-03-2010) 

Import data helping US Stocks to rise (MarketWatch) (16-03-2010)