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Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... and the lowest in Taiwan's history. We see a lot of potential when the economy picks up, particularly in retail related stocks," said Lau. Of the major countries in Asia, only Japan has a lower rate of inflation than Taiwan, where it sits at around 1.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... index had added 7.4 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 5,026.0 points, its highest close since late August 2008. NEW YORK - US stocks finished higher on Thursday after a strong manufacturing report overshadowed a bigger than expected rise in the number of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... ASX 50 index falling $1.28, or 3.46 per cent to $35.74 after it reported a 19 per cent fall in first half profit. Energy stocks were strong with oil and gas producer Santos Ltd rising 33 cents, or 2.39 per cent, to $14.13 after reporting a 15.2 per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... points, or 0.02 per cent, lower at 5,018.6. NEW YORK - Strong earnings results and another round of corporate deals led US stocks higher on Wednesday. Family Dollar rose 22 per cent after investor Nelson Peltz's firm offered to pay up to $60 a share ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... Kangaluwi project in Zambia, in southern Africa. National turnover was 1.26 billion shares worth $2.02 billion, with 457 stocks up, 505 down and 388 unchanged.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... flat after trading in a tight range throughout the session. The materials sector closed marginally higher but financial stocks lost ground. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,931 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... cent, to 1.6 cents in early trade. National turnover at 1102 AEDT was 798.963 million shares worth $1.12 billion, with 434 stocks up, 442 down and 391 were unchanged.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... stores. Wal-Mart dropped 1.6 per cent and was the weakest company among the 30 that make up the Dow Jones industrial average. Stocks traded in a tight range throughout the day as investors weighed the impact of President Barack Obama's $US3.73 trillion ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... from Europe and the US, we are certainly following suit." Illustrative of the return of risk appetite was strong gains in stocks such as News Corp, Ms Spencer said, which was up 56 cents, or 3.18 per cent, at $18.17. Higher commodity prices were driving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... at 4,880.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 31.1 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4,970.6. NEW YORK - US stocks closed out their second straight week of gains on Friday with a rally sparked after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned ...