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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... ended down 0.11 per cent after reaching six-year highs in the previous session, but China Merchants Bank surged in its trading debut after the $US2.4 billion ($A3.17 billion) stock sale by the country's sixth-largest lender saw massive investor demand. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... high as investors snapped up bank issues such as China Construction Bank amid optimism ahead of China Merchants Bank's trading debut. The Hang Seng index advanced 0.61 percent, or 107.01 points, to 17,619.97, after peaking at 17,663.44 - a level last ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... Kravis Roberts, and some possible afternoon movement from brewing giant Fosters. Fosters performed strongly in morning trading, and was up 18 cents or nearly three per cent to $6.23 at noon. In the US, The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 72.28 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... higher at close at 2,252.89. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 closed up, led by banks but weighed down by miners and stocks trading ex-dividend, ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision after close of trading. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,866.2 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... Bank provided some cheer, firming 55 cents to $65.06. But Mr Whiting warned against too much optimism in the remaining trading hours. "It is unlikely we will see a bounce, we just have to wait and see how commodity prices behave tonight," he explained. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... volume of 19,068 contracts. CMC Markets analyst David Land said the local bourse had managed to start well with solid early trading, despite the absence of positive a US lead. "The market has made much of its own way this morning with only plain leads ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... increase interest rates to curb any inflation risk when it meets on Wednesday (Australian time) this week. Oil prices were trading just above US$63 a barrel this morning. Crude oil has fallen by more than $16 since its mid-July record high of US$78.40 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
... gains fueled buying of exporters such as Honda Motor Co Ltd and a rebound in crude oil and other commodities prices lifted trading houses such as Mitsubishi Corp. The Nikkei closed up 192.34 points at 15,942.39. HONG KONG - Stocks ended 0.15 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... while Oil Search lost one cent to $3.00 and Santos fell eight cents to $10.35. The banking sector limped along in early trading, with the Commonwealth Bank fairing the worst, dropping 22 cents to $45.73. Westpac Bank was down 14 cents $23.14 and ANZ ...

Tyndall bolsters Aussie equities team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
... Tyndall's head of equities, said the appointment of Ritter was in recognition of the changing role of the equities dealer. "Trading practices are changing at a rapid pace and the role of a dealer is now evolving into a new, sophisticated position of ...