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HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... five-year product, launched at the start of August, giving access to the Hang Seng Index, the Taiwan TAIEX Index and the iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF. Capital protection is a key selling point of the product, which also features no foreign exchange ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... index gave up 5.4%; Italy's MIB index plunged 6.7%. And across the North Sea, the (literally) burning United Kingdom saw its FTSE-100 down 3.1%. The boo - France is about to burn. Never mind the more than 20% dive in Societe Generale's share price overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... fears on Greece and rumours of a France credit rating downgrade that was immediately denied by ministry officials. London's FTSE-100 index fell 3.05 per cent to 5,007.16 points, and in Paris the CAC-40 plunged 5.45 per cent to 3,002.99 points. In Frankfurt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... blowing hot and cold as dealers waited for news of fresh monetary measures from the US Federal Reserve. At the close, London's FTSE-100 index was up 1.89 per cent at 5,164.92, and in Paris the CAC-40 gained 1.63 per cent to 3,176.19. In Frankfurt the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... the main worry remained centreed on Standard & Poor's momentous decision to lower its triple A rating for the US. Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed down 3.4 per cent at 5,068.95, while France's CAC-40 slid 4.7 per cent to 3,125.19. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... stock markets extended their losses on Friday, with both the London and Frankfurt dropping more than 2.7 per cent. London's FTSE-100 index closed down 2.71 per cent to 5246.99 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX dropped 2.78 per cent to 6236.16 points. ...

Markets crash as recession fears hit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 index fell 85.5 points or 3.4% to end at 2412.29, its lowest point since 2009. In London the FTSE 100 lost 191.37 points or 3.43% to close at 5393.14 while in Germany the DAX finished down 225.83 points or 3.4% at 6414.76. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... undercut any hope that the economy was getting through just a soft spot, compounding the damage. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed down 0.70 per cent at 5,774.43 points but in Frankfurt, the DAX fell 2.86 per cent to 6,953.98 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... giant Anglo American, Anglo-Spanish airline IAG, pay-tv giant BSkyB and luxury giant PPR. At closing, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares dropped 0.99 per cent to 5,815.19 points, Frankfurt's the DAX shed 0.44 per cent to 7,158.77 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... debt strains in the United States, but reassured by earnings news while the euro fell against the dollar. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares was up 0.28 per cent at 5,873.21 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX fell 0.86 per cent to 7,190.06 points ...