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STOCKS: Japanese stocks have again climbed coming into today's lunch in positive

territory following the weeks trend, the Nikkei 225 up 93.2pts, 50% of the climb

it made yesterday but nonetheless a significantly positive move. The Nikkei

moves in tune with the rest of the stock markets rallying across the globe, but

the lack of movement either way echoes the sentiment that some investors may

think the rally has peaked. Japanese PPI figures came out into the session today

which were 0.3% higher than prior figures.

- 9 of 11 sectors were in the green on the Nikkei 225 with regional banks best

performing within the financials sector.

- The Hang Seng is currently down around 140pts despite Chinese economic data

out on Friday expected to insist on improving consumption, perhaps still

unwinding after large gains on Monday and weekly lows last week. The ASX Index

is in positive territory up 14pts. 

- The USDJPY is mildly down at 110.04 but nonetheless the strongest it's since

the 1st of September at 110.27.