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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... ago, chief executive Chip Goodyear commented yesterday. Base metal operations were up 149 per cent as a result of soaring copper prices, petroleum and aluminium were up about 24 per cent and carbon steel materials were up about 60 per cent. The strategy ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
... Kong stocks ended little changed as investors locked in profits in recent gainers, and resource shares such as Jiangxi Copper followed metal prices lower. The benchmark Hang Seng index fell 0.05 per cent, or 8.44 points, to 16,464.18. WELLINGTON - New ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
... rates in Japan. The Nikkei lost 224.50 points to end at 15,249.32. HONG KONG - Stocks closed up 0.19 percent as Jiangxi Copper and other resource shares chased sharp gains in commodity prices. The benchmark Hang Seng index rose 32.08 points to end at ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
... The Nikkei edged down 13.79 points to 15,307.61. HONG KONG - Stocks finished up 0.11 percent in quiet trade as Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. and other resource shares advanced on the back of strong commodity prices. The benchmark Hang Seng index rose 18.79 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose one percent to fresh seven-week highs as 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 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... caution kept buyers on the sidelines while retreating commodities prices sparked a sell-off in resource shares like Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. The benchmark Hang Seng index lost 125.75 points, or 0.79 per cent, to close at 15,696.89. WELLINGTON - A rebound ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2006
... after the New Zealand sharemarket closed. After the market closed the government said that the local loop and sub-loop copper-wire lines between telephone exchanges and homes and businesses would be unbundled. That is expected to allow other Internet ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2006
... points at 2311.84. LONDON - British shares scored a fresh near five-year closing high, boosted by mining stocks as the copper price jumped, while takeover talk elsewhere continued to bubble. The FTSE 100 closed 14.5 points higher at 5965.1, edging closer ...

Weekly economic round-up

... behind the rally in commodities. Last week gold reached US$546.10 an ounce - the highest since 1980. Aluminium, zinc and copper also reached record highs. The Australian dollar's rise was partly tamed by local jobs data indicating more moderate growth ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... Australian financial markets produced a positive performance during last week's trading activity. A strong uptrend in gold and copper prices supported the Australian dollar, rising to US$0.735 at the close of last week's trading after opening at US$0.728. ...