Archive | May 15, 2007

Nikkei Down on Weak Machinery Orders, Concerns about Economy

Nikkei 225 Stock Average: -164.96 (-0.93%) to 17,512.98 (open: 17,577, range: 17,491 – 17,609) Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: -160 (-0.90%) to 17,550 (open: 17,570, range: 17,500 – 17,620) TOPIX 1st Section: -18.04 (-1.07%) to 1,712.55 (open: 1,723.73, range: 1,711.30 – 1,725.61); Advancers: 224 vs. Decliners: 1,448 (56 unchanged); Only 4/33 sectors recorded a gain JASDAQ: [...]

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Temasek Holdings’ Chairman Discusses Plans to Invest in Japan

Reuters published an article in Japanese discussing this matter. Hopefully you can read it in its original, or in short, all you need to know is Temasek Holdings, Singapore’s government investment arm, is looking to broaden its investments in Japan. This is positive, obviously, for all stakeholders. The chairman said despite a concentration of holdings [...]

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