P506ORACLE 506 Mon10 Feb C4 1714:53  WORLD  1/2     Monday    TOKYO Prices rose to a record high on selective buying in moderately active trading. The TSE index of all listed stocks was up 1.44 at 1,056.94 and the 225-issue was at a record 13,226.07, up 13.94. An estimated 300m shares changed hands in the session, which produced the market's fifth straight rise. HONG KONG The stock exchange was closed at the start of the new year holiday. Trading will resume on February 12. >>>>> City headlines 500 CARS * CARS * CARS * CARS * ON 496

P506ORACLE 506 Mon10 Feb C4 1712:18  WORLD  2/2     Monday    SYDNEY The market got off to an uncertain start. At the close of trading, the All-Ordinaries index was down 0.4 to 1,069. Industrials were the best performers with their index rising 1.1 to 1,622.1, a new record. JOHANNESBURG Gold shares opened steady and industrials were firm in a slow start. Gold bullion opened at $340.05 and the rand was easier at 46.36 to the dollar. >>>>>  City headlines 500