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Market Gazer Hong Kong - Japan - Germany - UK - North America

market review : asia US$150 million. Shares of Swire Pacific


slipped 0.6% to HK$97.90.
Asian shares tumbled
as jitters on European Property stocks were also hit by the
banking sector report by 21st Century Business Herald
haunted the region, that new curbs will include ending loans
following the fate of the US shares which to real estate developers, a compulsory
also slipped overnight. Especially for reduction of housing prices, and a ban on
Japan, yen’s resurgence against the dollar third-home purchases. The source was
and the euro also sent the shares of said to be an unidentified person close to
export-oriented companies reeling. the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural
USDJPY reached ¥83.34 today, while Development.
EURJPY fell to as low as ¥105.78. Nikkei
225 average slumped 201.40 points or In Japan, other than Advantest which shed
2.18% to end at 9,024.60, Hang Seng 4.35% on Wednesday, Daikin Industries
Index tumbled 312.93 points or 1.46% to and TDK Corporation also fell. Daikin
finish at 21,088.86, and Shanghai Stock retreated 3.56% to ¥2,927 while TDK was
Exchange retreated 0.11% to 2,695.29. down 3.16% at ¥4,595.

Advantest was down Most shares in Hong Kong ended in the


4.35% to ¥1,583 after its president Haruo red zone, with China Resources Enterprise
Matsuno talked down the forecast which and China Shenhua lost 3.14% and 2.98%,
expected the end of the fiscal year (March respectively, joining China Mobile
2011) would yield profit of ¥17 billion. languishing at the bottom. Bucking the
broad-based decline, BOC Hong Kong and
In Hong Kong, China Mobile was hit by the Cathay Pacific advanced 1.79% and 1.25%,
sale of its 3.2% stake held by Vodafone respectively.
yesterday. The European company’s stake
Disclaimer: This report is provided for information purposes
was valued at $6.5 billion and the sale was only. It is not an offer to sell or to buy any securities. This
the biggest divestment done since Vittorio report has been prepared based on sources believed to be
reliable, but there is no assurance or guarantee regarding its
Colao took the lead at Vodafone in 2008. completeness & and accuracy. The author accepts no
China Mobile ended 3.8% down at responsibility or liability arising from any use of the report.

HK$78.90.

Swire Pacific
announced that it agreed to sell its stakes
in two beverage-can joint ventures to
Crown Holdings, another partner in the
joint ventures. The sales will worth

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