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Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... 8.7 per cent after US online travel company Expedia announced it had sold its majority stake in the company to several Chinese companies for $US671 million. Expedia jumped 6.7 per cent, while Ctrip.com International, one of the buyers, surged 17.6 per ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... Kong stocks eased 0.22 per cent following Wall Street losses, but mainland markets rallied after another weak reading on Chinese manufacturing activity raised hopes for further stimulus measures by Beijing. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 61.33 points ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... levels,"A Le Brun said. "The market has got to the point where bargain hunters are stepping up to the plate." He said Chinese manufacturing figures had missed analysts' expectations, boosting the prospect of further stimulus measures in the world's second ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... in the US dollar and US Treasury yields, Hogan said. Netflix rose 4.5 per cent following reports it is in talks with a Chinese partner backed by Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch online video services in China. Keurig Green Mountain sank 8.6 per cent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Wall Street, but Shanghai and Hong Kong retreated after a further batch of weak data indicated ongoing weakness in the Chinese economy. Tokyo rose 0.71 per cent, or 139.88 points, to 19,764.72, Sydney jumped 0.71 per cent, or 40.4 points, to 5,715.1 ...

Mining exports finally give way to financial services

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... new drivers of wealth creation and job creation over the next decade." He noted that "for every dollar we spend buying Chinese goods and services, the Chinese spend two dollars buying our goods and services. We are the big winners out of this relationship. ...

China exposure best through Australia: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
BlackRock's main source of exposure to Chinese fixed income comes from investing in Australian government bonds, deputy chief investment officer of fundamental fixed income Scott Thiel said. Speaking to an audience of advisers and professional investors ...

Dear mom, all's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... prices are picking up - iron ore's up 1.2%, oil's up 0.9% and copper's up 0.2%. This, because the PBOC did it again. The Chinese central bank announced a 25 bps reduction in its benchmark one-year lending rate to 5.1% over the Mother's Day weekend that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... than expected, we could see global stocks suffer a deeper correction as the market shifts toward a deflationary story." Chinese shares benefited from hopes for policies to boost the economy after China posted weaker-than-expected trade data, dealers ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... price index futures contract was down two points at 5,615. US stocks have pushed higher overnight as oil prices cooled and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba soared on strong sales. Locally on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its Statement ...