P532 Teletext 532 Dec22 23:22:14 Wednesday ——————————————— REPORT ———————————————— TOKYO NIKKEI at CLOSE 17,445.74 +130.31 Shares closed firmer in thin trade ahead of a national holiday on Thursday The Nikkei flickered in a tight range during the day as sporadic buzjrs and sellers carried out a tug-of-war which lacked any clear direction. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— International index 530 Wall St 531 EUROPEAN MARKET REPORTS p:33 Europe Wall St FUSE Family FinanceP532 Teletext 532 Dec22 23:33:30 Wjdnjsday ——————————————— REPORT ———————————————— HONK KONG HANG SING at CLOSE 10,707.9v +183.68 SINGAPORE STRAITS TIMES INDUSTRIAL at CLOSE 2,273.95 -2.94 SYDNEY ALL ORDINARIES INDEX at CLOSE 2,053.2 -13.8 ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— International index 530 Wall St 531 EUROPEAN MARKET REPORTS p:33 Europe Wall St FUSE Family Finance