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  China Shares Rise Sharply on Signs of Fresh Government Support

  China stocks jumped more than 4 per cent for a second straight day on Friday as signs of fresh support from Beijing prompted more bargain hunting following the earlier plunge that panicked global markets.

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  Asian Stocks Mostly Lower After China's Fifth Rate Cut

  Stocks in China have fallen sharply over fears that the world's second-biggest economy, a key driver of global growth, is weaker than thought.

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  Asian Markets Mostly Lower as Oil Prices Dip Further

  The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 81.90 points to 20,601.35.

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  Sensex Ends 75 Points Higher; Nifty Settles Near 8,600

  From the Nifty-50 basket of stocks, 20 stocks were advancing while 30 were declining.

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  China Uses Police, Stern Steps to Halt Crash; Short-Sellers Under Scanner

  China's benchmark stock indices - the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen 300 - jumped as much as 7 per cent on Thursday, after the country's market regulator unveiled draconian measures to stem the freefall in equities. The two indices have crashed over 30 per cent since mid-June, wiping out $4 trillion in market capitalization; trading in nearly ...

• Asian Shares Rise, Poised for Weekly Gains

  Asian shares rose on Friday, on track for a solid weekly gain, as investors awaited more US data later in the session for clues on the timing of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike.

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  Sensex, Nifty Set to Open Lower as Geopolitical Tensions Weigh

  As of 7.35 a.m. Nifty futures traded on Singapore Stock Exchange was down 63 points (0.83 per cent), which indicates a gap down opening in our markets today.

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  Asian Stocks Reach Three-year Peak, China Holds Gains

  Japan's Nikkei rose 0.4 per cent to a six-month high as investors focused on the positive in some mixed economic news. While household spending and retail sales underwhelmed, the availability of jobs in Japan rose to the highest in 22 years in an upbeat omen for wages and the government's aim of reflating the economy.

• Asian Stocks Hit Three-Year Peak on Upbeat US Data

  Asian shares rose to a three-year peak on Friday and the dollar held near its overnight highs after US jobs data which showed the lowest unemployment rate in six years and underscored the strength of the economic recovery.

• Emerging market anxiety hits Asian shares

  The losses were expected to spill over into Europe, with financial spreadbetters expecting Britain's FTSE 100 to open down as much as 1.3 per cent; Germany's DAX as much as 0.8 per cent; and France's CAC 40 0.8 per cent.

• Asia stocks get lull in selling, sentiment skittish

  MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat after four straight sessions of losses took it to the lowest since July 9.

• Asian shares hit 3-week high on Bernanke's comments

  Asian shares, as measured by MSCI Asia-Pacific ex-Japan index, jumped 1.7 per cent to a three-week high, while Seoul shares surged 2 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 1.6 per cent.

• Asian markets drop as jobs data raises Fed tapering fears

  Hong Kong and Chinese equities were the first to tumble - both down more than 2 per cent by mid-morning - with selling also driven by Beijing's plan to cut credit to force consolidation in industries where there was overcapacity.

• Asian shares fall as dollar touches one-month high

  Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average hit a five-week high earlier on Wednesday as the yen slipped to a one-month low versus the dollar. The gains in Tokyo shares were short-lived, however, with the Nikkei last down 0.6 per cent.

• Asian shares rise on global recovery as Fed fears ease

  MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 per cent after climbing 1.85 per cent on Wednesday to break a four-day losing streak and moving away from an 11-month low touched earlier in the week.