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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... fell 0.13 per cent after hitting a new six-year intraday peak as investors sold recent gainers such as China Construction Bank, while weak crude prices led resource shares lower. The benchmark Hang Seng index retreated 23.70 points to 18,089.85. WELLINGTON ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... Nikkei lost 76.68 points to 16,400.57. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended higher in volatile trade, as China Construction Bank and other lenders gained, stoked by strong demand for what should be a record $US19 billion initial public offering by the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
... Australia came from Japan, the UK, New Zealand and South East Asia whereas the greatest increases came from visitors from China and Korea. In total, short-term arrivals were down by 2.9 per cent over the last year on a seasonally adjusted basis and departures ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
... Australia came from Japan, the UK, New Zealand and South East Asia whereas the greatest increases came from visitors from China and Korea. In total, short-term arrivals were down by 2.9 per cent over the last year on a seasonally adjusted basis and departures ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... KONG - Stocks rose as investors piled into banking stocks ahead of this months initial pubic offering of China Construction Bank. The benchmark Hang Seng index picked up 63.48 points to 17,606.53. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket eased in quiet trading with ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... HONG KONG - Blue-chip stocks rose to a fresh six-year high as investors snapped up bank issues such as China Construction Bank amid optimism ahead of China Merchants Bank's trading debut. The Hang Seng index advanced 0.61 percent, or 107.01 points, to ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... observe the take up of the new changes. AWAs made up in excess of 41,000 of these. The US has voiced its support to include China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey in the policy making process at the IMF as a result of the size and growth of these economies. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... earnings season reached a high point yesterday with several large companies recording stellar profits. On the back of the China led resources boom BHP Billiton recorded a 63 per cent increase in annual profit to $13.7 billion as a result of excellent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
... chips held steady ahead of the US Fed meeting next week, but mainland H-shares jumped as investors bought China Construction Bank and other mainland shares that have recently trailed the broad market. The benchmark Hang Seng index was up 15.67 points ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
In an unexpected move, the Peoples Bank of China increased its one year lending rate to 5.85 per cent - the first increase since October 2004 - from 5.58 per cent. Undoubtedly the move was taken in order to cool China's overheating economy. Chinese ...