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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... climbed meanwhile to $US1.3195 from $US1.3104 late in New York on Thursday, to reach its highest level since December 21. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as tentative hopes that Greece will be able to agree a deal with creditors on writing down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... gained 1.8 per cent to 6,539.85 and France's CAC-40 added 1.5 per cent to 3,363.23. The euro was up 0.4 per cent at $US1.3150. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with confidence following the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... DAX dropped 0.3 per cent, ending at 6,419.2. The FTSE index of leading British shares moved down 0.5 per cent to 5,751.90. HONG KONG - Many Asia markets were closed for the Lunar New Year. However, Japan's Nikkei 225 stock rose 0.2 per cent to 8,785.33 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... 5,782.56, while Germany's DAX rose 0.5 per cent to 6.436.62. The CAC-40 in France ended 0.5 per cent higher at 3,338.42. HONG KONG - The Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year. WELLINGTON - Trading on the New Zealand sharemarket was even quieter ...

So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... Nikkei-225 are up 4.7% and 3.7%, respectively. And most Asian equity markets are up strongly (so far) paced by the 9.1% rally in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index. No surprises here too, not when China continues to defy those hard landing doomsayers. The politburo ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... vitally needed boost. Madrid was off 0.49 per cent. The euro dropped to $US1.2930 from $US1.2961 in New York late Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose for a fourth straight day on strong French and Spanish bond sales, the lowest US jobs claims for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... against the US dollar below $US1.27. By late afternoon in Europe it was trading at $US1.2940, up 0.6 per cent on the day. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose, tracking gains on Wall Street amid positive US economic data and International Monetary Fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... the euro remained well-supported as it rebounded off 17-month dollar lows. It was trading 0.6 per cent higher at $US1.2814. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose on Wednesday, extending the previous day's rally thanks to upbeat US and German data as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... FTSE 100 index of leading British shares ended 0.7 per cent higher at 5,693.95. The euro was up 0.6 per cent to $1.2740. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose, led by Shanghai and Hong Kong, after the better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data, while ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... investor portfolios, and that a long-short Asian equity manager may be an appropriate addition." Ascalon also partnered up with Hong Kong event driven manager Athos Capital in December. Canning Park was established in 2010 by former executives of firms ...