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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... New Zealand shares were mixed after slower than expected Chinese growth sapped optimism emanating from the start of US earnings season. New Zealand Refining led gainers. Friday's NZX 50 Index rose 0.7 points, or zero per cent, to 3,487.16.

Not so wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... increased to 11.6 in December -- the highest level since May -- from 11.5 in the previous month. And lest you forget, the US earnings season is again proving positive for equities with Bank of America reporting Q4 earning of US$0.15 per share, up from ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... that America is not about to head the R path. You want positive equity market news. Tell me about the second quarter US earnings' reporting season. Then show me that of 88% of firms in the S&P 500 that have already reported, 72% of them beat estimates. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
The Australian share market remains lower as fears over a pending US sovereign debt default pulled Asia markets down, with all local sectors trading in the red. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 49.9 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 4,487.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... from last month's devastating earthquake was worse than first thought, sentiment steadied on the prospect for strong US earnings. The US results season got off to a shaky start Monday but figures from banking giant JPMorgan Chase steadied nerves and ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... volatility and over the course of the next few weeks markets will start to move out of the correction and into the US earnings season that will create buying opportunities for investors," he said. The weak markets across Asia during June were largely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... 3,793.47. TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed up 0.32 per cent, tracking the earlier rally on Wall Street in response to strong US earnings reports. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 33.24 points to 10,404.33. HONG KONG - Hong Kong ...

September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
Zap!...Ka-pow!...Thwap!...Sprunch! The dead cat bouncers hit back! 'Twas only yesterday I was pondering the timing of when the bouncing dead cat would hit the ground again. For as adamant as the dead cat bounce camp is that the deceased feline will ...

Greener than green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Phew! That was a close call. Just when you thought Wall Street has run out of puff, a tail wind comes to lift its sails. The Dow and the S&P 500 spent most of last night's trading activity in the red. For most of the session, investors were cashing ...

Positive surprise beats Meredith's surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
And it's off...and they're running. The second quarter US earnings reporting season is off...and so far, company results are running ahead of expectations. Wall Street continued to travel night while we were sleeping. The S&P 500 closed 0.5 per cent ...