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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... firms, prompting investors to dump shares across the board. The benchmark Nikkei finished at 13,087.91, down 541.25 points. HONG KONG - Stocks slid 4.25 per cent, tracking regional losses, as investors booked profits after a pre-weekend rally on concerns ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... average added over two per cent, tracking a positive earlier session in the US. The Nikkei advanced 263.72 points to 13,092.78 HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks fell 2.3 per cent lower after Societe Generale said it lost $7.16 billion from alleged, sparking ...

Asia's de-coupling is on track

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... policymakers appear to have more room for a fiscal stimulus to support growth. Nevertheless, some Asian economies, like Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia with exports to America equivalent to 20 per cent or more of their GDPs have greater exposure to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... heavy losses after a surprise rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. The Nikkei gained 256.01 points to close at 12,829.06. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose over 10 per cent as a US rate cut eased concerns about global economic growth. The Hang Seng Index ...

China's investor confidence crisis

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... the US could unleash an even greater wave of selling in ensuing weeks. The Shenzhen composite also fell 7.7 per cent while Hong Kong's bellwether index, the Hang Seng plunged 8.7 per cent to close a third down on its 31,600 high. Economists aren't calling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
... Nikkei average plunged 5.65 per cent as fears of a US recession hurt global markets. It reversed 752.89 points to 12,573.05 HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks collapsed 8.65 per cent on global recession fears. The Hang Seng Index tumbled 2,061.23 points to ...

EM property posts Q4 boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... Property Index experienced fourth quarter falls of 16 and 25.7 per cent respectively, yet Asian markets climbed 12.9 per cent. Hong Kong, Norway and Singapore ranked highly in the S&P/Citigroup World Property Index with returns of between 16 to 56 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... tumbled nearly four per cent to its lowest close since October 2005. It lost 535.35 points, or 3.86 per cent, to 13,325.94. HONG KONG - Blue chips tumbled 5.49 per cent in their worst single day fall since September 2001. The Hang Seng Index dropped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... on optimism over US government proposals to inject liquidity into the economy. The Nikkei added 77.84 points to 13,861.29. HONG KONG - Blue chips strengthened on an upbeat profit outlook from Commercial Bank of China. The Hang Seng Index gained 86.89 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... after the dollar recovered ground against the yen. The benchmark average ended the session up 278.94 points, at 13,783.45. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose, a day after suffering their biggest daily decline since September, 2001, as investors bought beaten ...