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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... said to be due to the bribes scandal that the Australian Wheat Board has been embroiled in. The emerging economies such as China, Brazil, India and Russia had poorer reputations than the wealthiest countries.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... in choppy trade as the negative impact of a weaker oil price on energy companies was offset by a strong advance by telco China Mobile. The benchmark Hang Seng index put on 22.68 points to 17,629.21. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket lost ground, though a ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
... 16,242.09. HONG KONG - Stocks rose as investors piled into banking stocks ahead of this months initial pubic offering of China Construction Bank. The benchmark Hang Seng index picked up 63.48 points to 17,606.53. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket eased in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... at 16,024.85. HONG KONG - Stocks held steady as investors took a breather after the last session's rally, with losses in China Mobile offseting gains in oil producer CNOOC Ltd. The benchmark Hang Seng index gained 9.06 points or 0.05 per cent to close ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... Toyota. Despite this reluctance talks are still continuing between the various groups. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is in talks with Indonesian Bank Halim over taking control of the medium sized institution. This would be a first for China ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... Kong stocks ended up 1.2 per cent to rise above the key 17,500 level, as investors picked up beaten-down bellwethers like China Mobile and China Life. The benchmark Hang Seng index added 213.43 points to close at 17,521.51. WELLINGTON - The benchmark ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... against North Korea's admission of kidnapping Japanese people during the 1970s and 1980s. Abe is keen to foster relations with China after they were effected by the visit to the Yasukuni war shrine by the previous Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi. He ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... their biggest one-day percentage loss in more than a month as stop-loss orders kicked amid talk of a share placement by China Life. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 237.96 points to 17,308.08. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZX-50 index was up 18.84 points ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... per cent. While India now produces more scientists and engineers on an annual basis than the rest of the world combined, China now has the second strongest position. In 2004 China had approximately 644,000 tertiary students in engineering and computer ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... since August 11. HONG KONG - Stocks ended down 0.11 per cent after reaching six-year highs in the previous session, but China Merchants Bank surged in its trading debut after the $US2.4 billion ($A3.17 billion) stock sale by the country's sixth-largest ...