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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
... strong earnings. The Nikkei retreated 24.13 points to 16,375.26. HONG KONG - Blue chips hit a record high as investors bought China based stocks and HSBC Holdings hit a new high. The benchmark Hang Seng rose 129.30 points to a record close of 18,453.65. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
... previous day's big losses. The Nikkei rose 47.54 points to 16,399.39. HONG KONG - The market rose as futures traders bid up China Mobile and oil refiner Sinopec was boosted by impressive third-quarter earnings. The benchmark Hang Seng index recovered ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... in wealth distributions across the globe and amongst third world countries are again in the limelight with analysis from China that the average annual income of peasants has not increased over the last decade and remains at about $US250 despite the double ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... points to 16,669.07. HONG KONG - Stocks fell from an earlier record high as investors took profits in mobile phone company China Mobile. The benchmark Hang Seng index lost 56.19 points to 18,297.55. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market retained ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... close since May 11. HONG KONG - Stocks rallied 1.08 per cent to a record close as oil stocks chased higher crude prices and China Mobile set a six-year peak for the third straight day. The benchmark Hang Seng index rose above 18,300 for the first time ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... at 18,157.94, but investors were cautious ahead of the Fed and Friday's trading debut of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ended just marginally positively as investors awaited the central bank's announcement ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
... climbed to fresh six-and-a-half year closing highs, boosted by the Dow's record finish and ample funds in the market, with China Mobile scaling a new six-year peak. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended up 0.35 per cent or 63.56 points at 18,153.41, its ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... KONG - Blue chips fell 0.13 per cent after hitting a new six-year intraday peak as investors sold recent gainers such as China Construction Bank, while weak crude prices led resource shares lower. The benchmark Hang Seng index retreated 23.70 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rallied 0.7 per cent to six-year highs, following strong Asian markets as investors bid up China Mobile ahead of its earnings report, released after the market close. The benchmark Hang Seng added 126.58 points to close ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... per cent to sum the annual running inflation rate to 2.9 per cent which is the highest US inflation has been for a decade. China continues to grow at about twice the global level with September quarter growth of 10.4 per cent and calendar year growth ...