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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... $15 billion share buyback plan announced by IBM boosted investor confidence. The Nikkei rose 206.58 points to 14,031.30. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose 3.2 per cent, hitting three-week highs, as advancing global equities and Asia-focused bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... mobile carrier KDDI hurt by a ratings downgrade. The Nikkei average fell 0.6 per cent or 89.85 points to end at 13,824.72. HONG KONG - Global bank HSBC led Hong Kong blue chips up nearly 2 per cent on signs the world's largest bond insurers would stabilise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... buy as much as $10 billion in Japanese stocks. The Nikkei average rose 3.1 per cent or 414.11 points to end at 13,914.57. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips fell 0.15 per cent and China plays dropped 1 per cent, as tumbling mainland stock markets unnerved ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... gained ground. The Nikkei dropped 1.4 per cent, or 187.82 points, to close at 13,500.46, losing 122.1 points over the week. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell as weak US economic data stoked fears that the world's biggest economy may have slid into recession ...

Northern Trust bags award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... Pacific". Northern Trust, which was set up more than 100 years ago, was awarded the title for the second time by an international Hong Kong-based publication. The global custodian received the award based on the size of its existing franchise, new and ...

Asian REITs continue to sizzle

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... market provides a comparatively easy and cost-effective means of accessing these markets. "In certain Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, REITs are beginning to mature as an asset class. As an investment instrument, REITs generally offer the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... prices, with Sumitomo Metal Mining seeing its greatest one-day gain in a decade. The Nikkei rose 377.91 points to 13,688.28. HONG KONG - Blue chips eked out a 0.14 per cent gain, having erased most of their earlier advances as investors came to terms ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... return. The Asia Fund primarily invests in listed companies' securities in the Asian region, including firms based in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Pakistan among others. The fund's portfolio typically includes 50 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... profits. The Nikkei share average closed down 3.25 per cent, or 447.54 points, at 13,310.37, its lowest since February 13. HONG KONG - Stocks slid amid worries that record oil prices could fan inflation risks, damping hopes for more deep interest rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... investors. The Nikkei hit a high of 13,853, before paring gains to close at 13,757.91, a rise of 0.9 per cent or 122.51 points. HONG KONG - Stocks rose 1.53 per cent in thin trade, tracking strong Asian markets, as Bank of China surged after its chairman ...