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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... to close at 2,579.46. Markets got a lift when the Institute of Supply Management-Chicago reported that its purchasing managers' index came in at 56.5 in August, above analysts' forecasts. Any number greater than 50 indicates expansion. Separately, payrolls ...

Good news from bad stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... heard on cyberspace. The world is looking good. There was the story of China and how its manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers index) came in better-than-expected. There was a similar tale told about Europe. There's also the good news on bad ol' Quadaffi ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... know why? Yes, you know why - China. You'll see why when you chart the Resources index line alongside China's purchasing managers index. They are positively correlated. This was on display only last week when resource stocks fell following reports that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... Nasdaq, Apple added 2.2 per cent and Yahoo 2.8 per cent. The markets got a boost from the release of the ISM purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector for June, which climbed 1.8 per cent from May, much better than economists had forecast. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... softer" following the release of weaker than expected Chinese manufacturing activity for June. China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of manufacturing activity, fell for the third straight month in June. "The biggest news this morning ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... US, China and Europe added to doubts on the strength of the global economic recovery. China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index hit an 11-month low, while in Europe a key indicator on manufacturing activity fell to a 20-month low in June. In the ...

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... Global growth has tripped and is about to stumble. You too will be a believer brother- if you see the China's purchasing managers index dropped to nine-month low in May - just ignore the fact that at 52, the index signals continued expansion in Chinese ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... straight day because of economic worries that were magnified this week by data showing a preliminary HSBC Purchasing Managers Index had slipped to a 10-month low, pointing to a slowdown in manufacturing. After the markets closed, Japanese electronics ...

Judgment Day bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... for the latest Chinese PMI numbers indicate that the Chinese economy could be slowing. HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index for China fell to 51.1 in May -- a 10-month low - from April's final reading of 51.8. OMG! We're doomed! Just forget ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Chinese data showing manufacturing rebounding in the world's second-biggest economy. The mainland's official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.4 index points in March, from 52.2 points in February, while an index from HSBC was up at 51.8 from ...