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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... 0.35 per cent, or 8.22 points, to 2,318.31. Hong Kong sank 1.93 per cent, or 485.09 points to 24,705.36 on concerns about China's economy. Seoul was closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON - New Zealand stocks have extended their decline from a record ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... falls over recent days, as the iron ore price dropped. There was no shift in iron ore prices overnight due to a holiday in China, Mr Lucas said. BHP Billiton was up 12 cents at $35.78 and Rio Tinto was up 13 cents at $61.15, while Fortescue Metals had ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The share market is lower as investors practice caution ahead of the latest economic data from China. Most sectors of the market were lower, although the big mining companies were higher, despite further falls in the price of iron ore. CMC Markets sales ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... smaller firms including Perseus Mining and Regis Resources, suffering heavy falls. Iron ore dropped below $US85 a tonne in China on Thursday for the first time in five years, finishing the day at a low of $US84.30. Gold prices also dropped overnight ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... expectation of stronger growth in the advanced economies as well as the growing share of Australian exports destined for China, an economy that is growing much faster than Australia's other trading partners." Still valid, except for indications of weakening ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... 8 points (0.4%) shy from reaching its 2,000-point milestone. Not even reports of slowing activity in the Eurozone and in China - as indicated by the latest PMI surveys - dented investors' optimism. Why? In a word, Janet. She got us babe. Investors are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... per cent, or 9.75 points, to 2,230.46 while Sydney ended flat, edging up 4.3 points to 5,638.9. Traders were focused on China as the HSBC preliminary purchasing managers index (PMI), which tracks activity in the country's factories and workshops, slipped ...

AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... turnaround from net cash outflows of $2.1 billion for the first half of 2013. This was driven by the new inflows generated by the China Life AMP Asset Management joint venture and improved flows from the MUTB alliance. "It is particularly pleasing to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... lead from Wall Street. But it dipped slightly in late morning trade after the latest reading on manufacturing activity in China fell below expectations. That erased some of the gains made in early trade, which took the market to its highest level since ...

RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... U.S." "Stevens and his team are best placed to offer support in the short run. Yet the RBA's optimism may be misplaced as China slows and Australia's economic luck runs out." "The biggest risk to Australia - a weaker Chinese economy - may soon be the ...