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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... high-tech shares. The Nikkei closed up 0.16 point at 17,292.48. HONG KONG - Blue chips swung to a gain of 0.27 per cent as China Mobile and Esprit jumped, erasing losses in HSBC, which warned its bad-debt provisions would be higher than expected. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... ended down 114.54 points at 17,292.32, its lowest close since January 17. HONG KONG - Blue chips rose 0.12 per cent while China stocks climbed 2.3 per cent, as investors bid up China Construction Bank and other financial plays amid gains in mainland-listed ...

China booming to a bubble?

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
There are growing concerns that a bubble is forming in the Chinese stock market as local investors drive up prices to record levels, with over 1.4 million new trading accounts opening up in January alone. The Chinese Banking Regulation Commission (CBRC) ...

Macq making progress on restructure

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... in India, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico, Greece, Denmark, Belgium and Norway. In the coming year it plans to cover China, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Macquarie is also now selling mortgages in Italy and Canada, alongside its established ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... nearly 1.2 per cent on Monday, its largest one-day loss in a month. HONG KONG - Blue chips jumped 0.98 per cent, led by China Mobile and large-cap property shares, while mainland financials lifted China plays as mainland-listed A shares ended a five-day ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... fell 0.53 per cent in volatile trade, as investors booked profits in property stocks following their recent rally, while China shares surrendered early gains to end flat after losses in Shanghai. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 108.06 points ...

PIS gets behind the wheel for racing sponsorship

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... financial planning operation Generation Financial Corporation and the group has operations in New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, China and is about to finalise its first acquisition in Hong Kong.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... points to 17,519.50, the highest close since April 7 last year. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips jumped 1.6 per cent as China Mobile and HSBC gained, while properties jumped after the US central bank held interest rates steady and said the inflation ...

Interest rates on the way down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... analysis for Australia and New Zealand at Citigroup, said, "The risk for interest rates is on the upside." Halmarick said China is proving the pessimists wrong, Australia's terms of trade are at a 50 year high, while the resources boom has lead to a ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... 17,383.42. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks slid 1.7 per cent, as sharp declines in Shanghai shares prompted a broad sell-off, led by China Mobile and mainland financial plays. The benchmark Hang Seng Index hit an intraday low of 20,008.60 before closing ...