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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... its highest in three months, as trading firms rose on Morgan Stanley's higher target prices and retail investors bought steel and other value stocks. The Nikkei added 83.13 points to close at 17,958.88, up 477.67 points since May 25. HONG KONG - Hong ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... 0.57 per cent as investors, hit by a slump in small-cap stocks, booked profits in recent gainers in the index, including steel shares such as Nippon Steel Corp. The Nikkei closed down 99.02 points at 17,399.58, its lowest close since May 2. On the week ...

World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... bottom-line profits," he said. Selected companies included mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, as well as Bluescope Steel. Major property developers such as Mirvac were also included. Despite high exposure to the impact of climate change-based ...

Quadrant leads super funds investors to buy Red Rooster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
... Equity No. 2 fund, and complements previous purchases such as Zamels, The Kathmandu Group, Tasman Building Products, Atlas Steel, Penrice Soda Products, Peoplebank, Undercoverwear in Australia and Pumpkin Patch. The Quadrant focus on niche retail brands ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... the British pound, yen, euro, and South Korean won to allow their currency to be benchmarked against. Chinese exports of steel, furniture and textiles are likely to be the next on the list of products that may incur tariffs by the US. Most particularly ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... foreign investment in real estate in addition to what had previously been described as full capacity industries, namely the steel, cement and aluminum sectors. Foreign investment is being directed towards high-tech industries such as telecom equipment ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... ore up 3140 per cent and zinc concentrates up 11 per cent. On the other hand the Macquarie Bank research shows that crude steel exports rose by 369 per cent and zinc by 402 per cent although aluminium exports fell by 42 per cent.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
... tone to the market this morning. "It's firm in line with Wall Street," Mr Morrow said. "A couple of highlights are Smorgon Steel with the conclusion of the announcement of the that package on their merger with OneSteel. "Leighton is somewhat of a surprise ...

Daily economic round-up

... so that the current account surplus is now 50 per cent greater than year earlier. Exports were dominated by electronics, steel and automobiles and grew by over 18 per cent in January which was the best score for about eighteen months. Peter Bell

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... fall in eight months, dropping 3.23 per cent after a global market sell-off prompted investors to unload stocks from Nippon Steel Corp to Toyota Motor Corp. The Nikkei lost 2.85 per cent, or 515.8 points, to close at 17,604.12, also its largest daily ...