P530 Teletext 530 Jan12 22:41:11 TOKYO Wednesday ——————————————————————————————————————— NIKKEI at Close 18,677.40 -173.5 Tokyo shares finished lower as uncertainty over the near-term outlook for US interest rates prompted investors to lock in gains. In Honk Kong, shares dropped back on profit-taking, but the falling market brought out the bargain hunters. Property stocks picked up from their session lows. Singapore at Close 2,427.56 +17.86 Hang Sing at Close 15,714.20 -147.90 Australia at Close 3,164.60 +61.50 ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Frankfurt, Paris, Dublin >>> UK STOCK UPGRADED!!! See p210P530 Teletext 530 Jan12 22:44:21 FRANKFURT Wednesday ———————————— ——————————————————————— DAX XETRA at Close 6912.81 +21.56 European shares stayed lower in afternoon trade, as investors fretted over interest rates hikes on both sides of the Atlantic. At a higher than expected 1.2%, French inflation caused many analysts to predict that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates soon. Paris CAC 40 at Close 5582.50 -31.40 Zurich SMI at Close 7420.10 +0.00 Eurotop 300 at Close 1512.21 -1.08 Dublin ISEQ at Close 5072.37 +24.38 ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Wall Street report and Dow Jones >>> PLAY BRIDGE IN MAURITIUS SEE p212P530 Teletext 530 Jan12 22:47:52 ——————————————————————————————————————— DOW JONES at Close 11,551.1 +40.02 The Nasdaq fell for the second straight session, crimped by rising long-term interest rates and Yahoo!, which dropped 9 per cent after missing the most optimistic of fourth-quartet profit expectations and warning of a revenue slowdown ahead. S&P 500 at Close 1432.25 -6.31 Nasdaq at Close 3850.02 -71.17 ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Far East market reports >>> IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING - p631