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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
... finished 63.02 points higher to 14,500.26. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks ended higher, led by gains in market heavyweights China Mobile and HSBC Holdings. The benchmark Hang Seng index added 53.60 points to 16,097.54. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZX-50 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... the lowest close in two weeks as geopolitical worries weighed on investors and the prospect of more cooling measures in China. The benchmark Hang Seng index fell 70.89 points to 16,064.82. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZX-50 was down 28.72 points to 3590.70 ...

No to fad funds, yes to expertise: InvestorWeb

... the longer term," said the group in the report. Four other funds are 'buy' rated namely Aberdeen's Asian Opportunities and China Opportunities Funds, Platinum International Health Care Fund and Premium China Fund. However, while these specialist funds ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... investors chased commodity firms such as Jiangxi Copper, while heightened buying late in the session boosted index heavyweight China Mobile. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended 173.81 points higher at 16,440.99. WELLINGTON - A mixed day on the New Zealand ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
... KONG - Stocks ended down 0.62 percent as recent gains in mainland banks triggered profit-taking in lenders like Bank of China, whose shares debuted in Shanghai to a strong reception. The benchmark Hang Seng index closed down 101.80 points at 16,267.18 ...

Fund managers tentative on global outlook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
... tightening and a slowing US economy. Furthermore, a slowdown in US growth is seen as having the potential to flow through to China via weaker imports, undermining the engine of global commodity demand growth. Closer to home, tight labour markets and ...

Tread carefully in listed property: Perennial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... interest rate risk, without necessarily getting a justifiable return. Speaking from an Asian perspective, Anton Kwang said that China was definitely one Asian destination where opportunities were still abundant, partly driven by investors not fully appreciating ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2006
... uncertainties about the global economy. The index slipped 18.99 points to 14,860.35. HONG KONG - Stocks ended down slightly after China moved to curb credit growth. The Hang Seng fell 73.79 points to 15,768.86. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares ticked ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2006
... S&P 500 dipped 0.06 per cent. LONDON - UK stocks ended lower, marking a third straight week of losses as miners fell after China moved to curb credit growth. The FTSE 100 closed at 5597.4, down 21.9 points, down 57.8 points from seven days ago. FRANKFURT ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... month. The data indicates strengthening domestic demand in the country which could ultimately prompt the People's Bank of China to raise interest rates anew in its battle to cool down the overheating economy.