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HSBC Bank hires Contango director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... Rothschild Australia Asset Management and Commonwealth Funds Management. Wong will be the chief executive of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation based in Hong Kong. He is currently deputy chair and non-executive director at HSBC Bank (China) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... fourth-quarter economic growth and inflation data. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gave up 423.50 points to finish at 20,862.67. In Shanghai, however, Chinese shares rose 0.22 per cent, with financial companies leading the gains on expectations interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... Beijing plans to control the pace of credit growth this year. Liu's comments also contributed to a sharp decline in the Shanghai Composite Index, where shares tumbled 2.93 per cent. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 95.02 points at 3,151.85. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... eased over possible monetary tightening by Beijing. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 217.97 points to 21,677.98. In Shanghai, Chinese shares added 0.3 per cent, with the Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, up 9.78 points to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... 0.4 per cent with airlines leading the way after China Eastern Airlines said it expected to turn a profit for 2009. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was up 12.95 points at 3,237.10. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... Index shed 2.59 per cent, or 578.04 points to 21,748.60, with turnover reaching $HK97.62 billion ($A13.7 billion). And in Shanghai shares dived 3.09 per cent with the composite index, which covers both A and B shares, down 101.31 points at 3,172.66 on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... rebounded on bargain hunting while telecom stocks gained amid expectations that 3G subscriptions will rise, dealers said. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was up 61.22 points at 3,273.97 on turnover of 173.9 billion yuan. ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates. The city of Dubai is the second largest developing city in the world after Shanghai, with enormous construction projects and other developments that has attracted worldwide attention." Well if it hasn't before ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... industry heavyweights. The Nikkei-225 index gained 60.17 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 10,076.56. HONG KONG - Strength in Shanghai's markets gave Hong Kong a boost, led by state-owned oil producers following a jump in crude futures. The Hang Seng Index ...

Bears cursed by September curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... Ords 5.7 29.5 2.3 S&P 500 3.6 17.0 -9.4 Nikkei-225 -3.4 14.4 -10.0 FTSE-100 4.6 15.8 4.7 DJ Euro Stoxx 4.4 20.9 -4.8 Shanghai Composite 4.2 52.6 21.2 All except the Nikkei-225 index produced strong performance during the month. What's wrong with Japan ...