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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... at 15,857.11, its best close since May. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose 0.23 per cent, supported by strong gains in Japanese shares, with Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa climbing on speculation it would spin off its retail arm into a separately ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
... KONG - Hong Kong stocks jumped 1.75 percent to close at their highest level in nearly six years, following a rally in Japanese shares. The benchmark Hang Seng index rose 298.38 points to 17,346.58. WELLINGTON - A surprise announcement that energy stock ...

Emerging markets enter hibernation

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... home for their money there with $1.2 billion making its way into US equity funds during the week. On a smaller scale, Japanese equity funds appear to be becoming attractive to investors once again, receiving $140 million of net inflows for the week ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... 5,416.96 points, down 5.26 points. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4,750.08 points, down 30.71 points. TOKYO - All Japanese financial markets were closed on Monday for the Marine Day public holiday. Trading will resume tomorrow. On Friday the Nikkei ...

Lazard scores $116m in QIC mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
QIC has appointed Lazard Asset Management to manage a $59.7 million Japanese equities mandate and a $57.6 million global equities mandate for the QIC International Equity Fund. The decision to replace current Japanese manager New Star with Lazard came ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... sold Advantest and other technology stocks amid growing concerns about further rate hikes in the United States, a major Japanese trade partner. The Nikkei lost 202.54 points to end at 15,321.40. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose one percent to fresh ...

International funds on the up: Lonsec

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
... noted several broad themes apparent across the sector in its review. These included the effect of a strongly performing Japanese market and contributions from emerging markets, a trend away from US overweight exposures, and an improvement in the performance ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
... Nikkei dipped fractionally as exporters fell on concerns of a slowdown in the US economy, while expectations of a rise in Japanese interest rates also weighed on sentiment. The Nikkei fell 11.65 points to 15,124.04, rising 244.7 points over the week. ...

Mariner poaches Challenger property stalwart

... a proposed European property trust. Discussions are also under way with a substantial partner to establish access to Japanese property assets-also for inclusion in a proposed listed trust," he said. Mariner has an existing presence in the United States ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... on the back of increased corporate spending and improving job prospects. Increased domestic demand indicates that the Japanese economy should continue to expand in the June quarter.