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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... little nervous and was taking profits. "We've been dominated by commodities once again, following on from the weakness in China yesterday and that's followed on overnight," Mr Anderson said. "Just a little concern about China's imports slowing down ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... down 30.40 points at 17,498.60. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose 0.27 per cent, boosted after strong gains on Wall Street, while China plays were flat as gains in PetroChina Co Ltd were muted by weak mainland financial plays. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
... other construction shares. The Nikkei was up 16.02 points at 17,529.00. HONG KONG - Blue chips climbed 0.33 per cent and China plays gained 0.5 percent, as a rally in mainland-listed stocks prompted investors to buy China Life and other large-cap Chinese ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... steam. The Nikkei fell 164.96 points to 17,512.98, its lowest close since May 2. HONG KONG - Stocks set fresh highs, with China stocks topping 11,000 for the first time, but the benchmark index ended down 0.53 per cent as sharp falls in Shanghai gave ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... in mainland companies hit a record high amid unprecedented turnover, as investors bet on rising fund flows from mainland China after Beijing for the first time allowed banks to plough their clients' money into overseas equities. The benchmark Hang Seng ...

China's market party gets louder

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
China's stock market party is getting wilder and no one is listening to calls to turn the music down - it seems that investors are just having too much fun. China is leading the world in IPO volumes and new share offerings are often doubling in value ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... losses to end higher, snapping a three-day losing streak, driven by acquisition talk and easing concerns of US inflation. China's move to let its banks to invest client funds in overseas equities also boosted UK banks and the FTSE 100 closed up 41.6 ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... Australia's sustained period of economic growth and the vast new trade and investment opportunities emerging - particularly from China." But the Federal budget's planned spend of $22.3 billion over five years will fall well short of what CEDA anticipates ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... share price to fall back. The Nikkei dropped 11.16 points at closing to 17,736.96. HONG KONG - Fears of a dramatic fall in China's A-share markets, currently at record highs, contributed to a 0.5 per cent fall in Hong Kong blue chips. Nervous investors ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... - Gains in stocks on the Hang Seng Index were assisted by the rise of share prices in Shanghai, in particular, those of China Mobile. At close, the benchmark Hang Seng Index moved up 138.43 to 20,844.78. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket rose ...