Archive | October 10, 2007

Ranking of Japanese Mutual Funds in the U.S.

By on October 10, 2007 in Mutual Funds

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Japanese mutual funds listed in the U.S. are struggling, given the mostly weak performance of Japanese equities year-to-date and a weak yen. There are 44 Japanese mutual funds according to Yahoo! Finance. Among them, only a few are trading positive for the year and by a very little [...]

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Nikkei, TOPIX Higher After 3-Day Weekend

By on October 10, 2007 in Market Summary

Japan market summary for Tuesday (Oct. 9) Nikkei 225 Stock Average: +94.86 (+0.6%) to 17,159.90 Nikkei 225 futures Osaka: +70 (+0.4%) to 17,200, Singapore (SGX) +90 (+0.5%) to 17,200, Chicago (CME) *10/8 -25 (-0.1%) to 17,290 TOPIX: +3.15 (+0.2%) to 1,660.06; Advancers 1,055 x decliners 556 (unch. 111), New highs 33 x new lows 11; [...]

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