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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... allow mainland investors to buy stocks in Hong Kong. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index was closed for the Labour Day public holiday.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with investors still nervous after the volatility of the past few weeks. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 28 points at 5,349. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The Australian stock market is slightly lower, following a mixed lead from overseas. European markets finished sharply lower overnight, with Germany's DAX 30 down two per cent amid disappointment with the European Central Bank's latest stimulus plans. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after an almost flat end to trading in on Wall Street and a fall in metals prices. At 0651 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 21 points at 5,262. The stock market in ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to again open lower after Wall Street lost more than one per cent following mixed US economic data. At 0815 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 5,287. Locally, in economic ...

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MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... points, to 5,292.8 and Shanghai climbed 0.26 per cent, or 6.16 points, to 2,363.87 on the last day before a week-long holiday for China's National Day. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 4.47 points, 0.1 per cent, to 5255.037.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... New York and Europe in response to fresh data indicating weakness in the eurozone. Japan's Nikkei returned from a public holiday on Wednesday to a stronger yen which put downward pressure on exporters. Tokyo slipped 0.24 per cent, or 38.45 points, to ...

FEATURE: Quenching the thirst for income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... interest rates) has put traditional sources of yield under pressure. While saving for a first home deposit, wedding or family holiday used to be as simple as making regular payments into a high interest cash account, younger savers are now being forced ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... New York and Europe in response to fresh data indicating weakness in the eurozone. Japan's Nikkei returned from a public holiday on Wednesday to a stronger yen which put downward pressure on exporters. Tokyo slipped 0.24 per cent, or 38.45 points, to ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... 118.42 points, at 23,837.07 while Seoul fell 0.51 per cent, or 10.36 points, to 2,028.91. Tokyo was closed for a public holiday. HSBC said a preliminary reading for its purchasing managers' index (PMI) of manufacturing activity for September came in ...