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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... Interest rates on hold...for a long time, said one. Chicago Fed Reserve Bank President Charles Evans told reporters in Shanghai that he expects interest rates "to hold for the next three or four meetings, that's about six months...I won't be surprised ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... cent lower with sentiment stymied by persistent concerns over government credit-tightening measures, dealers said. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was down 4.39 points to 3,046.09 on turnover of 108.5 billion yuan. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... assessment of the world's largest economy. Hong Kong's market jumped 361.56, or 1.7 per cent, to 21,384.49. China's main Shanghai index added 1.3 per cent, by 57.64 points to 3,050.48, and India's Sensex benchmark climbed 0.6 per cent. WELLINGTON - Telecom ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... HONG KONG - The Hang Seng index closed a quarter of a per cent lower on Tuesday, down by 56.17 points at 21,022.93. In Shanghai, the Composite index rose half a per cent, by 15.9 points, to close at 2,992.841. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... benchmark Hang Seng Index edged 130.64 points lower, by 0.62 per cent, to 21,079.10. Turnover was $HK49.39 billion. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was down 1.21 per cent, or 36.47 points, at 2,976.94 on turnover of 74.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... cent, to 21,209.74. Turnover was $HK48.29 billion ($A6.78 billion). Chinese shares closed down 1.24 per cent, with the Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, off 37.87 points at 3,013.41 on turnover of 84.4 billion yuan ($A13.55 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... gained 19.91 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 21,228.20, while South Korea's Kospi shed 0.3 per cent to 1,656.62. China's Shanghai benchmark added 0.1 per cent to 3,051.28 and India's Sensex was up 0.2 per cent. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market closed ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... over," shouted former European Commission President and former Italian PM Romano Prodi from halfway across the globe in Shanghai. "I don't see any other case now in Europe. I don't think there is any reason to think the euro system will collapse or will ...

Still waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... their respective policy interest rates steady. And in Greece...the sage continues. And in Asia, Bloomberg reports that Shanghai's economy has now exceeded that of Hong Kong's. "Shanghai's gross domestic product grew 8.2 percent to the equivalent of $218.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... woes. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index lost 107.42 points, or one per cent, to 10,145.72. HONG KONG - Hong Kong and Shanghai shares tumbled as dealers remained cautious ahead of China's key parliamentary session that begins this weekend. Analysts ...