Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 2371 - 2380 of 3113 results for "Hong"

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... on record high oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei ended up 53.22 points at 14,102.48, after climbing as high as 14,208.67. HONG KONG - Stocks fell 2.48 per cent in heavy trade, tracking a slide in mainland Chinese shares, with oil refiners PetroChina and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Markets will reopen on Wednesday. On Friday the market closed up 282.40 at 14049.26, its highest close since January 11. HONG KONG - Blue chips edged up in sluggish trade, led by heavily weighted Hutchison Whampoa and China Mobile, which offset pressure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... closed on Monday for Children's Day. On Friday the market closed up 282.40 at 14049.26, its highest close since January 11. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell from the previous session's 3 1/2-month closing high, led by heavyweight China Mobile, as Beijing's ...

Finland the most low risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... continuing market turbulence and over-regulation due to the delayed effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the report says. Hong Kong ranked second, Singapore third, while Sweden and Australia snagged fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... 14,049.26, its highest close since January 11. It rose 185.79 points during the week, posting the seventh weekly gain this year. HONG KONG - Stocks rose, tracking strong Asian and US shares, as lower oil prices boosted energy firms such as Sinopec and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... ahead of a wave of earnings announcements and national holidays. The Nikkei average shed 83.13 points to end at 13,766.86. HONG KONG - The Hong Kong stock markets were closed for the labour day holiday. On Wednesday the benchmark Hang Seng Index slid ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... and other shares whose earnings outlooks disappointed the market. The Nikkei average fell 44.38 points to end at 13,849.99. HONG KONG - Stocks fell 0.6 per cent, as investors booked profits a day after the index hit a three-month closing high and ahead ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... points, down 35.65 or 0.71 per cent. TOKYO - Japanese markets were closed for a national holiday. They will reopen today. HONG KONG - Stocks rose, with Bank of China hitting a four-month closing high after it reported strong quarterly earnings, but investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... which jumped ten per cent on improving investor confidence in the sector. The Nikkei average added 30.90 points to 13,894.37. HONG KONG - Stocks rose, buoyed by energy and financial plays, although poor earnings results spurred profit taking in heavyweights ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... government bond futures plunged. The benchmark Nikkei gained 322.60 points to 13,863.47, its highest close since February 28. HONG KONG - Stocks ended a four-day winning streak to close 0.64 per cent lower, as a sudden half-hour trading halt in the Shanghai ...