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Nikkei Drops Profit-Taking

Japan

Japanese stocks gave up early trade gains on Wednesday on profit-taking as US Treasury nominee Janet Yellen’s call for big spending did not come as a surprise to investors. The Japanese Nikkei index fell 0.38% to 28,523 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.34% to 1,849 points. Asian stocks …

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Canadian Wholesale Sales at Record High

Wholesale sales in Canada increased during November 2020 for the seventh consecutive month to reach a new record high, data by Statistics Canada showed on Tuesday. Wholesale sales rose by 0.7% to hit a new all-time high of CAD 67.4 billion. In volume, wholesale sales went up by 0.9% in …

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