Asian Stocks Mostly Flat to Lower
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Asian shares were mostly flat to lower on Monday as investors kept a wary eye on stabilizing oil prices and looked past signs Japanese consumers were beginning to spend more freely.
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Technology stocks led Asian share markets lower Friday after a retreat by their U.S. peers, with investors cautious amid record-breaking oil prices and ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day.
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Most of Asia's stock markets staged cautious recovery on Friday, with the exception of Tokyo, where a continued fall in the Nikkei 225 Average erased the last remnants of the index's gains so far in 2007.
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Asian stocks fell on Friday as news of the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and fears over regional political turmoil triggered a flight to less risky assets such as bonds and gold.
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US stocks are seen opening mostly flat Friday with no significant economic news to motivate traders and a third-quarter earnings season that remains difficult to characterize.
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Asian stocks took a breather on  Monday after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of  a U.S. interest rate cut this week helping to offset renewed  worries about a global credit squeeze.
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Asian shares retreated on Wednesday, tracking losses in U.S. stocks, and pressured by a weak dollar which sat close to a record low struck against the euro late on Tuesday.
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Leading shares closed absolutely flat today after a pretty volatile session, taking a breather following sharp falls over the week with Wall Street registering a moderate rally helped by a narrowing of the US trade gap and soothing comments from a Fed official, dealers said.
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Asian stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, as concerns over the outlook for the US ahead of a slew of bank earnings and trumped initial technology-driven gains on better-than-expected results from companies including IBM, Samsung and LG Philips.
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Wall Street futures were flat on Tuesday, as a lack of economic news led investors to focus on the falling price of oil and the falling dollar. Investors were also assessing the merits of IBM's planned sale of its personal computer division to Lenovo, the Chinese computer group, for &#36;1.75bn.
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Asian stocks took a breather on Monday after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut this week helping to offset renewed worries about a global credit squeeze.
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Asian stocks, which have been jittery this year at any ill omen from the U.S. market, are likely to take note on Monday of Wall Street's latest fall, while investors continue to keep an eye out for bargains.
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Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset relief from lower oil prices.
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Japan's Nikkei average was flat by late morning trade on Tuesday as falls in oil-related stocks offset gains in some exporters including auto makers after a retreat in oil prices eased fears about the global economy.
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Asian shares traded flat to higher on  Thursday as investors picked through conflicting signals on  economic growth and pondered whether oil prices would fall  further after a steep slide overnight.
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Asian markets slip after the military takeover in Thailand, but the lack of conflict means losses are limited.
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Asian stocks edged lower on Tuesday  and the dollar hovered above a record low against a basket of  major currencies as investors held their fire ahead of a U.S.  Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting that is expected to cut  interest rates.