P126 CEEFAX 126 Sun 22 Feb 20:10/00
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Tok9n Speculatives continued to decline
but foreign b-xhlg took blue chips
higher. T(d Tokyo Stock Exc(-nge Index
rose just 0.26 to close at 502.60
Australia Selective domestic demand for
miNh,fb and industrials helped prices
higher. Amongst leaders, BHP f-hled 15c
to A$13.65 and CSR 18c to A$6.50. The
AAO Index rose 3.2 to close at 655.1.
Hong Kong The markets reacted in line
with Wall Street to President Reagan's
economic pacA-fd and continuoab selling
left prices sharply lower. The Hang
Seng Index fell 45.34 to 1502.08
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