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• Asian stocks fall as Bhutto assassination highlights geopolitical risk UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - (Adds closing levels throughout)
• Asian money markets summary
  AFP Journal Internet - BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Asian late money market rates (vs previous close):
• Drop in risk appetite damps Asian stocks [at Financial Times]
  Financial Times - Shares were broadly lower across Asia on Friday as weak US and Japanese data and political uncertainty following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's opposition leader, blunted appetite for risk.
• Hong Kong shares close lower after Bhutto's death, weak Asian markets - UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Hong Kong shares closed Friday lower after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and bleak US economic data triggered a sharp fall on Wall Street overnight.
• Asian stock market summary
  AFP Journal Internet - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - JAPAN
• Asian stocks to ease in holiday-shortened week as geopolitical concerns weigh
  AFP Journal Internet - SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Asian markets are expected to ease next week on heightened geopolitical risk following the
• Asian economic and business calendar -- to Jan 11
  AFP Journal Internet - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Key (NYSE: KEY - news) items expected to Jan 11
• Tokyo shares close sharply lower on weak US economic data, Bhutto's death UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Tokyo shares closed the last trading day of the year sharply lower as investors locked in profits after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto led to selling on Wall Street on fears of worsening political unrest in the region.
• Tokyo shares lower after Wall Street falls on Bhutto's death - UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares fell Friday, extending losses in the previous session, as investors followed the selloff on Wall Street after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto raised concerns about political unrest overseas.
• Bhutto killing rattles Asian markets [at Financial Times]
  Financial Times - 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.
• Tokyo shares outlook - Lower on Wall Street's fall, Bhutto death
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares are expected to open lower on Friday, tracking declines on Wall Street after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto raised uncertainty about political unrest abroad.
• German shares higher in afternoon trade, tracking higher Asian stocks
  AFP Journal Internet - FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German shares were higher in afternoon trade amid a quiet post-Christmas period, tracking Asian stocks which benefited from fund managers adjusting portfolios at the end of the year.
• Indian shares edge higher on Asian cues; SCI, Videocon, NALCO top gainers
  AFP Journal Internet - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Indian shares edged higher in range-bound Thursday trade, taking cues from most Asian markets, and with investors covering their short positions in intra-day trade.
• Asian stocks drift up in light holiday trade as US economic worry weighs UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - (Updates with closing levels throughout)
• Tokyo shares close lower on profit taking - UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares closed lower Thursday as investors cashed in on gains in the past four sessions amid thin trading volumes with many foreign fund managers away for the year-end holidays.
• Asian economic and business calendar -- to Jan 10
  AFP Journal Internet - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Key (NYSE: KEY - news) items expected to Jan 10
• Tokyo shares close lower on profit taking
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares closed lower Thursday as investors cashed in on gains in the past four sessions amid thin trading volumes with many foreign fund managers away for the year-end holidays.
• Indian shares open higher tracking Asian markets
  AFP Journal Internet - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Indian shares opened higher Thursday tracking cues from most of the Asian markets after the Wall Street closed flat Wednesday despite weak holiday retail sales.
• Majority shareholder of Japan's Jasdaq to sell shares to Osaka bourse
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - The Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA), which owns more than 70 percent of the
• Tokyo shares end morning lower on weak US economic data - UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Tokyo shares finished the morning session lower Thursday as investors took profits after the Nikkei (news) gained more than 620 points over the past four sessions, with buying incentives scarce following the release of weak US economic data overnight.
• Tokyo shares end morning lower on profit-taking following weak US economic data
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Tokyo shares finished the morning session lower Thursday as investors took profits after the Nikkei (news) gained more than 620 points over the last four sessions, with buying incentives scarce following the release of weak US economic data overnight.
• Tokyo shares edge lower after four-day rise - UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares were trading lower Thursday as investors locked in profits after the Nikkei (news) gained more than 620 points in the past four sessions.
• Tokyo shares edge lower after four-day rise
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares were trading lower Thursday as investors locked in profits after the Nikkei (news) gained more than 620 points in the past four sessions.
• Tokyo shares outlook - Firmer but upside seen capped by weak US retail data
  AFP Journal Internet - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares are expected to open firmer on Thursday but weaker-than-expected US retail sales data may put a cap on gains.
• Asian stocks mostly higher as credit worries ease UPDATE
  AFP Journal Internet - MANILA (Thomson Financial) - (Updating