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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... recent high-fliers like telecoms firms, with many eyeing the US Treasury Secretary's Beijing visit for the outlook for the yuan. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended down one per cent, or 188.98 points, at 18,718.19. WELLINGTON - Confusion about Vector ...

T.Rowe Price wins Chinese govt fund mandate

... the most sought-after and prestigious mandates awarded by a Chinese institutional investor. SSF manages around 200 billion yuan (US$25.3 billion) in the fund, of which US$1 billion has been allocated for overseas investment. "Overseas investment is very ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
... October. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose after China Mobile rebounded while mainland property and financial stocks, stoked by the yuan's post-revaluation high, helped drive shares to a record close. The benchmark Hang Seng index climbed 141.62 points to ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... struggle to combat record trade deficits with China. However, the push is unlikely to see any drastic appreciation on the Yuan in the medium term as the Chinese authorities revaluated the Yuan by a negligible 2.1 per cent in 2005 after renewed international ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... prices received rose by a meagre 0.23 points to 14.75 (indicating the absence of pricing power among US manufacturers). The yuan traded below 8 per US$1 for the first time (7.9990) in 12 years without government intervention and closed at 8.0062. This ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2006
... Reserve rate-setting meeting next week, but H-shares closed at their highest level in a month, fueled by speculation of further yuan appreciation. The Hang Seng index fell 54.71 points to 15,716.46, down 85.2 points on the week. WELLINGTON - The New ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2006
... points at 16,319.04. HONG KONG - Stocks rose as property shares jumped two per cent, while China plays got a boost from the yuan's largest single-day gain on the US dollar since its July revaluation. The Hang Seng index rose 200.6 points to 15,720.36. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2006
... 15,648.89. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose, as investors snapped up China plays as they bet on further revaluation of the yuan currency, with insurance issues registering the largest gains. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 65.8 points to close at ...

Volatility of returns from international equities at an all time low

... It has sited continued US dollar weakness, the US government's management of its twin deficits, and a revaluation of the Yuan in China as potential drivers for a rise in the market volatility level. "Historically, when there has been a sudden and sharp ...

China rate rise a sign of things to come

... as to what this means for China's economy, with some seeing the hike as the first in a series and a possible prelude to a Yuan revaluation. Companies in China's steel, mining and property sectors, which were already the target of government lending curbs ...