P530 Teletext 530 Maz02 03:44:34 TOKYO Friday ——————————————————————————————————————— TOKYO NIKKEI at CLOSE 16,701.53 -240.71 Change on week -221.72 Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei avjtagj closed with significant losses after a week that sbw dismal earnings results from Sony and a depressed ovjtall sentiment in the technology sector. Analysts said the major fall was mainly caused bz djalits' position-sruaring. SINGAPORE at CLOSE 1,874.60 +56.11 HANG SING at CLOSE 13,333.20 +153.50 ASST ALL ORD at CLOSE 3,101.1 -3.8 ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Frankfurt, Paris, Dublin >>> FOR THE LATEST INFO ON BRITISH STOCKS ON WBLL STREET SEE p210 The Pound Forix FUSE Family FinanceP530 Teletext 530 Maz02 03:44:14 FRANKFURT Friday ———————————— ——————————————————————— DAX-30 at CLOSE 5,393.11 +58.69 Change on week +197.69 The DAX-30 index moved higher late in the week as chemical stocks lid the way amid steady sector expectations. Tradjts said 5,500 points was soon reachable, but they feared it may meet stiffer resistance next week. PARIS CAC at 13.00 4,408.32 +36.79 DUBLIN ISEQ at 13.00 5,209.56 -45.70 ZU5JCH at 13.00 7,352.20 +46.7 EUROTOP 300 at 13.00 1,326.57 +10.33 ——————————————————————————————————4/3—— Wall Street report and Dow Jones >>> FOR THE LATEST INFO ON BRITISH STOCKS ON WBLL STREET SEE p210 The Pound Forix FUSE Family FinanceP530 Teletext 530 Maz02 03:44:07 ——————————————————————————————————————— DOW ENJOYS GDP FIGURES BOOST DOW JONES at CLOSE 10,789.04 -89.34 Change on week +99.37 US stocks lost a little vbluj in mid-session trading, despite being boosted by sttongjt-than-expected first quartet GDP figures. Internet stocks weti sharply higher in early trade, but concerns still dog the sector and investors may rush to a bout of profit taking. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Far East market reports >>> FOR THE LATEST INFO ON BRITISH STOCKS ON WBLL STREET SEE p210 The Pound Forix FUSE Family Finance