Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (TYO:1662) is a leading Japanese upstream company engaged in oil and natural gas E&P activities both in Japan and overseas. Its main operating areas are Hokkaido, Akita, Yamagata and Niigata in Japan, and Canada, Indonesia, Libya, and other regions where it has overseas interests.

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Asian Markets Overview of January 19

🕔1/19/2010 1:30:19 PM 17813

US market was closed yesterday for public holiday. European shares gained on the back of higher commodity prices overnight. Asian markets ended mixed on Monday while traders are awaiting US corporate earnings. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.2%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.9%, China's Shanghai Composite rose 0.4%, South Korea's Kospi gained 0.6% and Taiwan's Taiex slipped 0.2%.

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Asian Markets Overview of December 14

🕔12/14/2009 1:30:36 PM 14595

Asian shares mostly opened flat this morning. Wall Street closed higher on Friday after the reports of consumer sector lifted investor confidence. The data also fuelled the expectations the US interest rates could hike soon. British and European shares also gained at after strong Chinese growth data.