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Hung out to dry

May 4th, 2010

The UK stock market ran out of upward momentum in April. Wall Street’s S&P 500 index serves as a useful reference point. Gains on our FTSE All Share index either matched or exceeded S&P 500 gains in the third and fourth quarters of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-30 06:53 Taiwan stocks log worst fall in 2 wks on China worries

April 30th, 2010

TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell 0.62 percent on Friday, their worst one-day percentage slide in two weeks, led by tech shares like Mediatek, on renewed concerns China would raise rates to further cool its property market. The main TAIEX share index ended 49.80 points lower at 8,004.25, its biggest percentage fall since April 19, giving up gains early in the session. Mediatek, the …

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-30 04:57 Taiwan stocks edge higher; Acer up on solid Q1 results

April 30th, 2010

TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks traded 0.3 percent higher on Friday as technology giants such as Acer Inc gained following strong Q1 results and the broader market tracked other Asian assets higher on renewed confidence in the eurozone. The main TAIEX share index had gained 25 points to reach 8,079.05 about two hours into trade, recovering from the previous session’s 0.34 percent fall …

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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-30 01:47 Taiwan stocks - Factors to watch - April 30

April 30th, 2010

TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) - Here are news items, media reports and events that may affect the Taiwan stock market.

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