table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNGYBxarSa65Y4kdf7-wNfoBjAhTiQamp;url=http://business.inquirer.net/43417/asian-markets-mostly-higher-on-us-jobs-databAsian markets mostly higher on US jobs data/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fInquirer.net/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1HONG KONG—Asian markets mostly rose Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street after strong US jobs data but worries about bGreece#39;s/b unresolved debt crisis – and default fears – weighed on markets and the euro. Tokyo was up 1.10 percent, or 97.27 points, b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=doIJet6mSDAZbIMamp;ned=usnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNEDFpKTMOtR6O7jBFlSCODECIYx-wamp;url=http://www.news.com.au/money/property/beachfront-homes-wait-for-new-owners/story-e6frfmd0-1226263885593bTide turns as beachfront bhomes/b wait for new owners/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fNEWS.com.au/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1More than a dozen weary beachside houses are for bsale/b along Queensland#39;s coastline, all north of Rockhampton. These shacks aren#39;t the absolute bargain cheapies that once graced the bproperty/b market but some are not outrageously expensive either./fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d2S1lxF1lCmHrbMamp;ned=usnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHcl5ktEQ5-YyH1hc_L7p5OXJYp5Aamp;url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-30/pound-depreciates-versus-dollar-after-u-k-home-prices-stall-gilts-rise.htmlbPound Depreciates Versus Dollar After U.K. Home Prices Stall; Gilts Rise/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fBloomberg/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Gilts outperformed German bunds and the pound strengthened against the euro as the bGreek/b government and its creditors struggled to reach agreement on a debt-swap plan for the nation. Sterling fell for the first time in five days against the dollar b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dWvPaLzMRBQ62QMamp;ned=usnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHPvzd1G63frU9mBtxva6_CoLlmDgamp;url=http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/nz-shares-fall-markets-await-greek-progress-4710948bNZ shares fall as markets await bGreek/b progress/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fTVNZ/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Shares in Kermadec bProperty/b Fund were unchanged at 64 cents after the bproperty/b investor said it#39;s entered into a formal bsale/b and purchase agreement with manager Augusta Funds Management. The deal, which is contingent on shareholder approval, b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dyD7WvqVuae_SgMamp;ned=usnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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