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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... stock markets mostly retreated as traders cashed in on massive gains in the previous session after China vowed to make its yuan currency more flexible. In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei index fell 1.22 per cent, or 125.12 points, to 10,112.89. HONG KONG ...

The art of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
And so it came to pass... a revaluation that's not a revaluation, greater yuan flexibility that's not. Just as you've read on this space yesterday, "experts" were falling all over themselves - and then some - euphorically welcoming China's revaluation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... let its currency appreciate against the US dollar. The initial reaction to China's weekend announcement was that a stronger yuan compared with the US dollar would allow US manufacturers and exporters to be more competitive selling their products in China. ...

A stitch in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... website over the weekend. You could almost smell the aroma of optimism in the air. Toot those vuvuzelas! China is revaluing the yuan! Everyone rejoice! "Experts" have all come out of the woodwork to sing their praises. Nicholas Lardy, a senior fellow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... which covers both A and B shares, ended down 47.02 points, or 1.84 per cent at 2,513.22 points. Turnover was 72.8 billion yuan ($A12.32 billion). WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market ended higher on Friday. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 1.8 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... which covers both A and B shares, ended down 21.502 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 2,562.368 points. Turnover was 80.6 billion yuan ($A14.23 billion). WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed higher on Thursday. The benchmark NZX 50 index ended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... which covers both A and B shares, ended up 69.92 points, or 2.78 per cent, to 2,583.87 points, on turnover of 102.7 billion yuan ($A18.54 billion). WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed higher on Wednesday, bouncing off a 10-month low the previous ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, edging up 2.22 points to 2,513.95 on turnover of 69.3 billion yuan. Beijing's recent tightening measures in the property market led to concerns about deteriorating profit margins for listed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... Index, which covers both A and B shares, finished down 41.86 points, or 1.64 per cent, at 2,511.73. Turnover was 70.2 billion yuan ($A12.55 billion). WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market was closed on Monday for a public holiday.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was down 18.77 points at 2,552.66 on turnover of 74.5 billion yuan. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZX-50 closed up 5.2 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 3,024.1 after the Dow Jones industrial average ...