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HONG KONG: FALL OF STOCKS
English/Nat
Hong Kong stocks have fallen sharply, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 2.04 per cent to 16-thousand-730 points.
Market commentators say the fall was triggered by losses on the Nasdaq Composite Index before the...
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Trading in Hong Kong, bank shares
1. Hong Kong harbour and skyline
2. Exterior of Bank of China
3. Various of newspaper headlines saying the share issue is oversubscribed
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Philip Segal, Far East Economic Review
"Well it was at the higher end of...
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Stocks slide after no decisive action from ECB, troika resumes austerity talks
Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said his country would not seek a bailout after meeting Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy, who dodged questions about whether his government would use European rescue funds.
Both leaders said at a joint...
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Markets fall to their lowest point this year, adds Koizumi at G8
Tokyo, Japan
1. Various of Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Wide shot of Hiromichi Shirokawa, Chief Economist, UBS Warburg
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hiromichi Shirokawa, Chief Economist, UBS Warburg
4. Various of Tokyo Stock Exchange
(please...
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The stock market fell in early trading Thursday. Disappointing earnings from major U.S. companies was more than enough to offset the positive news that Congress raised the nation's debt ceiling. (Oct. 17)
The stock market fell in early trading Thursday, dragged down by disappointing earnings from IBM and other major U.S. companies.
The weak corporate results were more than enough to offset the positive news that Congress raised the...
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WRAP Asian markets tumble as US stocks fall on poor earnings
Seoul, South Korea
1. Wide of electronic stock board at Korea Exchange
2. Close up of board, showing the decline of stock shares
3. Pan of the stock board
4. Close up of stock graph
5. Mid of computer screens, showing the fallen...
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Asian stock markets traded lower on Monday, despite word that a deal has been reached to bailout the economy in the United States. There remains concern because of a bank bailout in Europe.
HEADLINE: Asian stocks fall despite U.S. Bailout plan
CAPTION: Asian stock markets traded lower on Monday, despite word that a deal has been reached to bailout the economy in the United States. There remains concern because of a bank...
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Fears over the possibility of a Greek debt default and signs of division among Europe''s policymakers over how to deal with the crippling crisis combined Monday to send bank stocks sharply lower.
HEADLINE: Greek default fears slam banking sector
CAPTION: Fears over the possibility of a Greek debt default and signs of division among Europe''s policymakers over how to deal with the crippling crisis combined Monday to send bank...
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Asian markets open after weekend break; HK, Beijing, SKorea
Hong Kong
1. Wide of Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading floor
2. Mid of Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading floor
3. Trader talking on phone
4. Wide of stock data electronic display board
5. Mid of stock data electronic display board
6....
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German DAX down in early trade, Paris trading, Moscow halted
Frankfurt
1. Wide of Frankfurt stock exchange trading room
2. Close-up DAX logo on main board
3. Mid of traders working at desks
4. Close-up of two female traders working at desks
5. Close-up of board showing movement and date on main...
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WRAP Stocks tumble amid gloomy forecasts from major US companies ADDS Nikkei close
Tokyo, Japan
1. Wide of electronic screen as Tokyo Stock Exchange closes
2. Various close-ups of electronic screens showing index down
3. Wide of electronic screens
4. Close-up pan of electronic screens showing graph
5. Wide...
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Arabtec chairman remains confident at rare news conference
Arabtec is Dubai's largest construction company which has played a key role in raising the skyscrapers, fancy villas and other buildings that have transformed the city into the Middle East's commercial hub.
Its operations extend beyond...
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Asian stock markets fall amid scepticism over US bailout
Tokyo, Japan
1. Various of electronic screens showing trading rates
2. Close-up of graph
3. Sign reading "Tokyo Stock Exchange"
4. Top shot of trading floor
5. Wide interior of Tokyo Stock Exchange
6. Pan down to traders working on...
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Dubai stock market ends the trading week on a high
The Dubai stock market has ended the week on a high - with gains of 1.77 percent.
Despite current tensions in the Middle East, economists remain optimistic about the UAE's continuing growth.
Dubai's economy is experiencing one of its...
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TAIWAN: STOCK MARKETS LATEST
Mandarin/Nat
Taiwan stocks closed sharply higher for the second straight session on Tuesday.
Analysts say it's in reaction to the strong rebound on Wall Street - despite the Taiwanese markets defying plummeting stock prices around the...
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MEXICO: STOCK EXCHANGE HIT HARD BY FALL IN WORLD MARKETS
Spanish/Nat
Mexico's peso closed sharply weaker - its sixth consecutive record low - against the U-S dollar on Thursday, even as the Bank of Mexico tightened monetary policy and took the unusual step of selling dollars.
The stock...
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USA - Wall Street stocks continue to plunge
Stocks on Wall Street continued their plunge when trading resumed in the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday (28/10). Within half an hour of the opening bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average had shed more than one hundred points.
Traders...
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Asia stocks rise on hopes for Europe debt action
Hong Kong
1. Wide of Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading floor
2. Mid of electronic share price display screen
3. Mid of trader at desk
4. Close of electronic ticker tape display in first half hour of trading showing Hang Seng Index down
5....
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HONG KONG: STOCKS RALLY AFTER DISASTROUS MORNING'S TRADING
English/Nat
Hong Kong stocks regained some losses in afternoon trading on Tuesday after plunging as much as 16 per cent on Tuesday morning.
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index climbed from its worst of 8,775.88 in morning trading Tuesday to...
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German stock market falls nearly 3 percent after Asia tumbles
1. Exteriors of Frankfurt stock exchange
2. Various interiors of stock exchange
3. SOUNDBITE: (German) Fidel Peter Helmer, Head of Trading, Hauck & Aufhaeuser Bank:
(commenting on German stock market fall)
"We did not expect anything...
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Asia markets open lower after G20 summit and talks of Greek interim govt
Hong Kong
1. Wide of Hong Kong Stock Exchange trading floor
2. Mid of electronic share price display board
3. Close-up of electronic ticker showing Hang Seng Index down 151.41 points to 19,691.38
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Francis Lun,...
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WRAP Asian stocks decline following global stock falls over US loan fears
Seoul, South Korea
1. Wide of lobby of Korea Exchange building
2. Various of electronic exchange screens
3. Mid of Lee Yun, stock strategist
4. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Lee Yun, stock strategist at the Research Centre of Woori Investment...
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President tries to win political support for plan to avoid economic crisis
1. Wide shot of Ministry of Economy
2. Mid of same
3. Wide shot interior of Bolsa de Valores
4. Various of interior of Bolsa de Valores
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Fernando de la Rua, President of Argentina
"This plan is our only way out. The...
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Medvedev seeks to reassure investors as markets plunge
Moscow, Russia - 15 September 2008
1. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shaking hands with Russian businessmen
2. Wide of businessmen in Kremlin Hall
3. Mid of businessmen
4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Medvedev, Russia...