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Japanese Market Lower Amid Pandemic Woes
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese stock market is lower on Friday, returning from Thursday s public holiday, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 going below the 29,000 mark, as traders remain cautious amid the continuing concerns about the spike in daily domestic coronavirus infections. Traders are also digesting a raft of economic data. However, the cues overnight from Wall Street were positive.
Japan s nationwide tally of new infections climbed to 5,918 Thursday, the highest since the second state of emergency was completely lifted in late March.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index is losing 148.29 points or 0.51 percent to 28,905.68, after hitting a low of 28,894.90 earlier. Japanese market was closed for a holiday on Thursday.
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Friday, as traders remain cautious amid the fears of a fresh surge in coronavirus infection rates in the region, particularly India and
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BRADKEN says there is “some interest” in its Ipswich foundry but it has yet to receive an offer to buy the site with rumours a company from out west is eyeing it off.
About 180 workers at the site have lost their jobs with the foundry and machine shop to close by the end of July after a 12-month phase down period.
Most of the workers at the foundry finished up last week but the heavy engineering business says the fabrication facility on site will remain operational.
At its peak there were about 400 people working across three shifts a day and pouring about 35 tonnes of metal around the clock.
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FORMER workers at the Bradken foundry have lamented the loss of the longstanding Ipswich factory and the state of the wider Australian manufacturing industry after it closed last week.
But some hold on to hope it will be bought by another company and operations will be restarted.
About 180 workers at the Karrabin site have lost their jobs with the facility closing in stages until it completely shuts down at the end of July. Former Bradken workers had a drink at the Walloon Saloon Hotel after the company shut down its Ipswich foundry on Friday, April 23.
At its peak there were about 400 people working across three shifts a day and pouring about 35 tonnes of metal around the clock.