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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.38 per cent as exporters such as Canon Inc lost ground on a tumble on Wall St and a stronger yen, while financial shares slid again on worries about earnings and a global credit shakeout. The Nikkei shed 65.40 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... obviously quite strong overnight. "Base metals were a little bit mixed, so it was surprising to see BHP be one of the stronger performers of the day, particularly after Rio Tinto came out with a report which did disappoint the market a little bit yesterday." ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... 0.04 per cent. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average finished nearly flat after hitting its lowest in nearly four months as a stronger yen weighed on Canon and other exporters, while steel shares supported the market on robust profitability. The Nikkei added ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... United States markets on Friday. The big banks weighed upon the bourse, but major miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were stronger. Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said that, although the Australian market had fallen this morning, it ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... Japan's Nikkei average dropped 2.36 per cent to its lowest in nearly three months on a plunge in the US market and a stronger yen, while yesterday's elections kept the market in check. The Nikkei ended down 418.28 points at 17,283.81, the lowest close ...

NZ bourse doubles earnings ahead of KiwiSaver

The New Zealand Exchange has posted a 102 per cent increase in earnings in the first half of 2007 and expects a stronger boost later in the year once the KiwiSaver and other related tax changes kick in. The group has announced that half-year EBITDA ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... Nikkei average fell 1.07 per cent, closing at what was almost a four-week low. Exporting stocks fell on the back of a stronger yen and price competition concerns prompted a fall in mobile carrier KDDI and its rivals. The Nikkei average lost 194.29 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... metals prices and that is where most gains have been." Base metals were higher overnight, reflecting news of another stronger than expected quarter of growth in the Chinese economy. Three-month tin futures and lead futures hit record highs, while nickel ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... the Australian sharemarket is expected to shrug off the weak lead from Wall Street and open higher, spurred by mostly stronger base metal prices. At 0815 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 11 points at 6341. In ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
... the 14,000 mark during the day for the first time, and the Nasdaq rose to a six-and-a-half-year high on a cascade of stronger-than-expected earnings. But weakness in energy stocks and lingering worries about the subprime mortgage market held back the ...