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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... pending home sales added to hopes that the global recession may be easing. The benchmark Nikkei rose 37.36 points to 9,741.67. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index lifted 187.39 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 18,576.47. WELLINGTON - The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... General Motors' bankruptcy filing removed much uncertainty about its fate. The benchmark Nikkei rose 26.56 points to 9,704.31. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 499.51 points, or 2.64 per cent, to 18,389.08. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZSX-50 ...

Instinet launches Newport 3

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... follows the firm's launch of its transition management service in Australia late last month. John Fildes, managing director in Hong Kong and Australia at Instinet Pacific Services, said the firm found a gap in the Australian market for a transition service ...

US church pension ramps up Asia-Pac presence

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
The Church Pension fund, a US-based pension fund with $9 billion in assets, opens an office in Hong Kong as it bulks up its portfolio in Asian real estate and private equity assets. According to oversees news reports, the fund has hired Mason - who ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... Smelting climbed on the prospect of a recovery in demand from China. The benchmark Nikkei rose 155.25 points to 9,677.75. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index lifted 717.59 points, or 3.95 per cent, to 18,888.59. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZSX-50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... like Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on growing expectations of demand from China. The benchmark Nikkei rose 71.11 points to 9,522.5. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index lifted 285.73 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 18,171.0. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZSX-50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... worst phase. The benchmark Nikkei rose 12.62 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 9,451.39 after a slight drop earlier in the day. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 893.71 points, or 5.26 per cent, to 17,885.27. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand ...

AIG Hong Kong begins rebrand strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
American International Assurance Company (AIA Group) in Hong Kong is beginning its long awaited rebrand strategy, a move expected to involve subsidiaries across the region. The objective of the rebrand is to demonstrate separation from AIG in the US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... unexpected surge in US consumer confidence. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index climbed 127.96 points, or 1.37 per cent, to 9,438.77. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up up 893.71 points, or 5.26 per cent, at 17,885.27, its highest close in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... break above a key level the previous day. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 36.19 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 9,310.81. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 130.26 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 16,991.56. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's market ...