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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... strengthened by over one per cent as bargain hunters snapped up steel companies. The Nikkei advanced 126.15 points to 12,658.28. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose by 1.3 per cent led by financial stocks and utilities. The Hang Seng Index firmed 290.30 ...

New Asia Pac equities head for AMP Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... firm's new head of Asia Pacific Equities. Series was previously investment director Asian equities at HSBC Asset Management in Hong Kong. Prior to that he was co-founder of Perennial Investment Partners in 1999. He was responsible for Asian equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... cent as fears that the US economy was in recession hurt exporters, like Sony. The Nikkei lost 250.67 points to 12,532.13. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose nearly one per cent, buoyed by bargain hunting. The Hang Seng Index rose 203.72 points to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... cent, led lower by exporters hurt by US recession fears. The benchmark Nikkei average dropped 432.62 points to 12,782.80 HONG KONG - Blue chips plunged 3.6 per cent on global growth concerns. The Hang Seng Index fell 841.40 points to 22,501.33. WELLINGTON ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... stabilising yen and easing concerns about a US recession. The benchmark Nikkei average ended at 13,215.42, up 243.36 points. HONG KONG - Stocks rose 1 per cent, rebounding from three-week lows and taking their cue from advancing global markets and better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... domestic economy. The Nikkei average ended down 0.16 per cent or 20.22 points at 12,972.06, the lowest close since January. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks eased in volatile trade as resource shares paced declines in commodities, driving the market to its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... in resource-related shares amid rising commodity prices. The Nikkei average hardly moved, up just 0.10 point at 12,992.28. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell for a third straight session, hit by sinking mainland stock markets and a prevailing caution ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... worries. The benchmark Nikkei shed 610.84 points, or 4.49 per cent, to end at 12,992.18, its lowest close since January 23. HONG KONG - Stocks fell, tracking losses in overseas equities on concern over US economic weakness, while investors looked ahead ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... three-year low against the yen. The index fell 322.49 points to end at 13,603.02, gaining 102.56 points since last Friday. HONG KONG - Blue chips fell 1.06 per cent as investors were sullen after the Federal Reserve chairman offered a downbeat outlook ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... worse-than-expected industrial output sapped investor enthusiasm. The Nikkei average fell 105.79 points to close at 13,925.51. HONG KONG - Stocks rose for a third straight day as a commodities rally fuelled resource plays, and refiner Sinopec Corp leapt ...