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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... edged up 0.13 per cent to 7,590.85 points, kept in positive territory by another raft of rosy economic data. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mostly down with traders booking profits after another strong rally in the previous session, while they are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... exchange deals, the European single currency slid to $1.3526 from $1.3582 late on Tuesday in New York. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets have closed higher following big losses in the previous session, with Tokyo surging as the yen tumbled after Bank of ...

Certitude wins three new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... Columbia Credit fund, $45 million into the Lighthouse Partners Global Long/Short fund and $15 million into the Certitude Asian Opportunities fund. Columbia Management is based in the US and has a strong research capability while the Global Long/Short ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... rallied 2.20 per cent to trade at 8093.60 points however, while Milan's FTSEMIB jumped 1.05 per cent to 16,712. HONG KONG - An Asian rally was brought to a juddering halt by political concerns in Spain and Italy. Tokyo shares dived 1.9 per cent, or 213.43 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... cent to 3,773.53 points, with data showing improvement in the eurozone manufacturing sector helping sentiment. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with Tokyo boosted by further weakness in the yen, while official data indicated Chinese manufacturing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... $US1.3582 compared with $US1.3564 in New York late on Wednesday, when it had struck a 14-month peak at $US1.3587. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed, with late buying offsetting earlier falls that had been fuelled by losses on Wall Street as US data ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... Tuesday in New York. Earlier in the session the euro reached $1.3578, its highest level since November 2011. HONG KONG - Asian markets climbed, with Japan's Nikkei leading the way, fuelled by continuing weakness in the yen and a powerful performance ...

Open wide, come inside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... 2.6% so far in the new year despite the IMF's recent downgrade of the country's 2013 growth to 5.9% from 6.0%. While the Asian Development Bank (ADB) appears to be more optimistic predicting growth of 6.7% for this year, this is a sharp reduction from ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... York on Monday. On the London Bullion Market, gold prices increased to $1,663.50 an ounce from $1,656.50. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets closed higher as traders await key economic data out of the US and China and the start of the corporate earnings ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... 40 won 0.70 per cent to 3,752.17. The euro climbed to $US1.3375 from $US1.3315 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed despite a positive lead from Wall Street and news that Chinese manufacturing activity hit a two-year ...