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Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... you can bet your bottom dollar that the politburo will do more. And where was Europe amid all these? Why, they're on holidays of course... and the less news we hear about Europe the brighter everyone's mood gets. Well, almost everyone... for it seems ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... 1,981.99 while Hong Kong climbed 1.70 per cent, or 352.76 points, to 21,094.21. Tokyo and Shanghai were closed for public holidays. With no catalysts to drive buying in Asia, traders looked to Wall Street, which saw its three main indexes close in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... 2,018.61 and Sydney closed flat, edging down 3.1 points to 4,333.9. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei were closed for public holidays. WELLINGTON - Wellington closed 0.21 per cent, or 7.33 points, higher at 3,480.42.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... and Shanghai were both flat in afternoon trade. Financial markets in Kuala Lumpur and Wellington were closed for public holidays. WELLINGTON - New Zealand markets were closed for a public holiday.

Seasons Greetings from Financial Standard

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... team at Financial Standard would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, happy holidays and a brilliant New Year! See you in 2012.

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... price of petrol. The prices of leisure goods and services rose by 0.9% between the quarters, with the cost of overseas holidays increasing by 5.1%. The fall in the price of health services reflected a fall in pharmaceutical prices with more individuals ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... at 2,344.79 in the first trading day after the week-long Golden Week holiday. Tokyo and Taipei were closed for public holidays. WELLINGTON - Wellington closed 0.32 per cent, or 10.61 points, lower at 3,372.85. Telecom fell 1.5 per cent to NZ$2.56.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... 4,069.9. Hong Kong soared 5.67 per cent, or 922.01 points, to end at 17,172.28. Shanghai and Mumbai were closed for public holidays. On currency markets the single currency was at $1.3352, slightly up from $1.3346 late Wednesday in New York, and at 102.45 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... points, at 3,926.4. Singapore was flat and Mumbai added 0.36 per cent. Hong Kong and Shanghai were closed for public holidays. The region was given a strong lead from Wall Street, where the Dow closed up 1.44 per cent, the S&P 500 rose 2.25 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... tumbled 2.88 per cent, or 219.20 points, to end at 7,391.37. Hong Kong and Seoul were closed for the mid-autumn public holidays. Singapore fell 0.52 per cent, 14.21 points, to close at 2,729.37. WELLINGTON - Wellington added 0.66 per cent, or 21.60 points ...