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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... closed 0.55 per cent higher on Wednesday after Chief Executive Donald Tsang said his government may take measures to help the city's economy, dealers said. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended 70.60 points up at 13,016.00 after falling as low as 12,712 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... Financial Services Regulation Summit begins in Sydney, and the Mining 2008 conference commences in Brisbane. Sydney's Future City Transport Summit continues, as does the South Australia Mining and Energy Exhibition, the Native Title Developments conference ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... Mining Expo begins in Western Australia. The Perth Mining and Exploration conference 2008 begins, as does Sydney's Future City Transport Summit. The South Australia Mining and Energy Exhibition continues, as does the Native Title Developments conference ...

Property downturn over: RP Data

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... conditions will stand in the way of any dramatic rises in consumer confidence," Lawless said. Sydney has been singled out as the city most likely to show the first signs of improvement. Overall house values are still below the February '04 peak of $598,700 ...

House prices volatile but chance of big fall lesson

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... International found Sydney value growth is flattening across the board, even in the traditional growth hotspots of the inner city and metro-coastal regions. In Melbourne overall growth rate has slowed considerably during 2008 with the first four months ...

US fund giant MFS lands down under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... expands MFS' integrated global sector research coverage, which includes offices in Boston, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Mexico City. Ex-Merrill Lynch Australia head of institutional sales, Simon Gresham, joins MFS as a research analyst and will lead ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... November 7. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell for a sixth day running, seemingly ignoring takeover updates on Abano and Sky City. The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed down 19.30 points or 0.4 per cent at 4,034.55 on $NZ131 million ($A114.71 million) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... 3.95 per cent because of sharp Wall Street losses and fears that a scheme to funnel investment from Chinese citizens to the city's stock market will bring in much less than originally expected. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed below its 50-day moving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... fell 70.46 points to 15,126.63. HONG KONG - Stocks rebounded, having earlier tapped near six-week lows, as shares in the city's property developers found support in last week's rate cuts by local lenders. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 137.62 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... uncertainties about the near-term launch of the "through train" scheme allowing mainland Chinese to invest directly in the city's listed securities. The Hang Seng Index closed 1,526.02 points lower to 28,942.32, a five per cent fall and the worst one-day ...