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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... property-related assets. In foreign exchange deals, the euro dropped to $1.2944 from $1.3005 in New York late on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets and the fell on fears Greece could leave the eurozone after the country's second biggest party said it ...

China needs active management: Fidelity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... the economy and companies involved. That's according to Catherine Yeung, Fidelity Worldwide's investment director based in Hong Kong. "There's a lot of speculation hanging over from last year," Yeung said, talking on S&P's out-performance of the local ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... around 20 years ago. In foreign exchange deals, the euro dropped to $US1.3005 from $US1.3052 in New York late on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed after big losses the previous day on eurozone uncertainty. Tokyo climbed 0.69 per cent, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... governing majority, putting hard-won agreements to save the country's economy and eurozone membership back into question. HONG KONG - Asian markets and the euro slumped after voters in France and Greece voted out their ruling parties in a backlash against ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... euro dropped to $1.3084 from $1.3149 in New York late on Thursday, as investors also reacted to weak eurozone business data. HONG KONG - Asian shares mostly slipped in nervous trade ahead of closely watched US jobs figures later in the day, at the end ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... Australian asset owners to securities lending is one of the reasons why the local bourse is now second in the region only to Hong Kong.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... auction on Thursday resulted in the Madrid government paying sharply higher borrowing costs on three- and five-year debt. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly fallen following more weak jobs data from the United States and Europe as well as figures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... overextended banking sector. In foreign exchange deals, the euro fell to $1.3154 from $1.3234 in New York late on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets climbed after strong US and Chinese manufacturing data boosted optimism over the state of the world's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... February after poor US figures such as slower growth in consumer spending and first-quarter GDP. Stock markets in China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... top Spanish banks. In foreign exchange deals, the euro traded for $1.3231 or the same level as late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose following a positive lead from Wall Street as dealers look ahead to the release of key economic ...