Asia

Nikkei falters, first 4-wk losing streak in a year Friday, 20 Nov 2009

TOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.5 percent on Friday and logged its first four-week losing streak in over a year, with Sony sliding after its new growth strategy failed to reassure investors. Helping to temper the Nikkei's decline were gains in banking stocks, battered recently by concerns about fundraising after top lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group announced a massive share sale this week. Full Article

N225

9,497.68 -51.79 -0.54%

HSI

22,455.84 -187.32 -0.83%

TRXFLDCNP

336.94 -0.34 -0.10%

Hong Kong Market Report

HK, China shares fall as banks, developers drop

HK shares end 0.8 pct lower; China banks drop

HK, China shares ease as banks, developers fall

HK stocks set to open 0.7 pct lower; China banks fall

Asia/Pacific

Data as of 21 Nov 2009. All quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Symb	Index	Mkt Report	Time	Last	Chg	Chg %
.N225	Nikkei Stock Average 225	View Report	20 Nov 2009	9,497.68	-51.79	-0.54%
.HSI	Hang Seng Index	View Report	20 Nov 2009	22,455.84	-187.32	-0.83%
.TRXFLDJPP	Thomson Reuters Equity Japan Index		20 Nov 2009	74.82	+0.07	+0.10%
.TRXFLDHKP	Thomson Reuters Equity HK Index		20 Nov 2009	240.64	-1.85	-0.76%
.TRXFLDCNP	Thomson Reuters Equity China Index		20 Nov 2009	336.94	-0.34	-0.10%
.AORD	ASX All Ordinaries Index	View Report	20 Nov 2009	4,706.70	-61.10	-1.28%
.KS11	KOSPI Index		20 Nov 2009	1,620.60	+0.06	+0.00%
.FTSTI	Straits Times Index		20 Nov 2009	2,761.54	+2.75	+0.10%
.SETI	SET Composite Index		20 Nov 2009	695.25	-5.17	-0.74%
.JKSE	Jakarta Composite		20 Nov 2009	2,487.36	+18.58	+0.75%
.PSI	PSE Composite Index		20 Nov 2009	3,068.73	-14.57	-0.47%
.KSE	Karachi SE 100 Index		20 Nov 2009	9,306.36	+55.17	+0.60%
.SSEC	Shanghai Composite Index		20 Nov 2009	3,308.35	-12.27	-0.37%