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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... holiday and a US interest rate meeting. The benchmark Hang Seng Index slid 158.8 points to close at 25,755.35 points. WELLINGTON - A takeover proposal for Contact Energy's key shareholder, Australia's Origin Energy, sent a positive buzz through the sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... Insurance. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 0.97 per cent or 247.86 points to a three-month closing high of 25,914.15. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket fell 1 per cent as offshore selling pushed down the leading stocks. The NZSX-50 benchmark index lost ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... taking in heavyweights China Life and Sinopec. The Hang Seng Index ended up 0.59 per cent or 149.51 at 25,666.29 points. WELLINGTON - Two stocks inextricably linked to oil prices went in separate directions today on a broadly positive sharemarket. While ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... 164.0 points to finish at 25,516.78 with port operator China Merchants leading the losers with a 5.1 per cent drop. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket drifted up on Thursday in a quiet end to the short week ahead of the Anzac Day holiday. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... despite an overnight slide on Wall Street, to close at 25,289.24, with most-traded China Life rising nearly 3 per cent. WELLINGTON - Returning confidence helped the New Zealand sharemarket gain some traction today, defying a weaker Wall St. The NZSX-50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... rally after Shanghai shares rebounded in late trade. The Hang Seng Index rose 217.48 points to close at 24,939.15. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket recovered from early losses today, but still closed down 0.3 per cent as blue chips remained negative. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... ended up 523.89 points at 24,721.67, but came off its intraday high of 24,887.11 after the Shanghai market retreated. WELLINGTON - A number of large trades in top stocks helped spur the New Zealand sharemarket along on a broadly positive day. The NZSX-50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... points to finish at 24,197.78. The index closed the week down 1.91 per cent, snapping three straight weeks of gains. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket clawed back some of its losses on Friday, but remained in the red as it followed the lead of the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... Seng Index ended at 23,811.20, down 856.59 points, weighed down by a near-6 per cent dive in China Construction Bank. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market eased 0.5 per cent but a late pick-up in Telecom shares kept it from falling as far as its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... profit forecasts. The Hang Seng Index ended 480.69 points higher at 24,667.79, rising 403.16 points from last week. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket shed 1.45 per cent in a poor day featuring the veto by government ministers of the Canadian bid ...