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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... higher this week. "It won't be driven by any data here, it will be driven largely by the data that comes out of places like China this week," he said. He said currency traders are looking for strong economic growth news from China to confirm ongoing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... Hong Kong stocks paced Wall Street to notch a record, its eighth in the past nine sessions, as ample funds chased benchmark China Mobile, sending it to its second straight high. The Hang Seng Index shot past the key 23,000 resistance, ending the day ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
... dropped 65.37 points to 17,984.14. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose to a record high as broker upgrades sparked buying of China mobile and Ping An Insurance. The Hang Seng Index added 202 points to 22,809.02. WELLINGTON - NZ stocks inched higher ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... to 18,261.98 HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips surged on the back of strong global markets and chased bargain stocks like China Life. The Hang Seng Index advanced 285.69 points to 22,817.43. WELLINGTON - A retreat by the New Zealand dollar helped boost ...

Economic round-up: Lead balloon lifts exports

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... $3,267 a tonne. Car ownership is growing faster than bicycle ownership across Asia, and vehicle production, especially in China and India, is driving lead prices. With the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics' commodity earnings growth ...

Economic round-up: Another day, another record

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... story, also dropping in May by 5.6 per cent. Cost and margins squeeze from the rising dollar is souring the attraction of the China-led commodities price boom for some miners. Wedgetail Mining became the latest in growing list of companies to buckle ...

Four international funds added to Zenith recommended list

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... increase in country-specific funds. "While US funds and Europe funds have been in existence for some time, funds such as China funds, emerging markets funds and India funds are relatively new entrants into the Australian retail investment market, offering ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... points higher at 18,138.36. The market has dropped 50.27 points since June 22. HONG KONG - Blue chips fell 0.75 per cent and China plays fell 0.4 per cent, as a tumble in mainland markets dragged down China Life and other Chinese financial stocks. The ...

Economic round-up: BRICs get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... Wealth Report by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, released yesterday, claims that while BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) continue growing, we can expect a period of moderation in the expansion of mature economies for 2007. In 2006 GDP growth ...

Economic round up: offshore outsourcing outsourced

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... In the 2007 report Deloitte estimates that while two thirds of global offshored staff are employed in the sub-continent, China will be India's principal competitor. China had previously faced its own talent shortages. In 2005 less than 10 per cent of ...