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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... from $1.3376 late in New York on Monday, when the European single currency had hit a near 11-month high against the greenback following positive comments last week by ECB chief Mario Draghi on the outlook for the eurozone. HONG KONG - Asian shares were ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... fiscal cliff. The euro, which sank to a two-month low against the dollar in Europe on Tuesday, edged up against the greenback and yen as a little confidence returned to the market. Tokyo ended flat on Wednesday, edging up 3.68 points to 8,664.73, Sydney ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... 21,810.23 thanks to huge inflows of cash which have pushed the local dollar to the high end of its trading band against the greenback. But Shanghai eased 0.68 per cent, or 14.41 points, to 2,101.58. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index dropped 10.95 points ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
The stars appear to be aligning for those calling on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to give official interest rates another chop when they meet to deliberate on monetary policy next week. Let's start with the minutes of the 4 September meeting. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... climbed to $US1.2346 from $US1.2330 late on Friday in New York, after having spent much of the day down against the greenback. HONG KONG - Asian markets edged lower in subdued holiday trade with Tokyo stocks buoyed by a weaker yen amid dimming chances ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... end at 2,168.64. Shares on Japan's Nikkei remained under pressure after the yen strengthened in New York against the greenback while it continued to stay strong against the euro. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 22.07 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 3 ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... December. The euro hopped above US$1.25. The Australian dollar rose by 1.8% is heading back towards parity with the greenback. Commodity prices rose by 1.3% with oil up 1.0%. Whispering hope. It had always been there, the promise (threat to you bears ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... figures, traders on Wall Street jumped on them, and the prospect of more dollars floating around the market sent the greenback lower against the euro. Tokyo surged 2.36 per cent, or 236.91 points, to 10,255.15, its highest level since the quake-tsunami ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... in the world's second largest economy. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand dollar has held near a two-month low against the greenback after figures showed weak manufacturing sectors in China and the Euro-zone, eroding demand for commodity-linked assets.