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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... dealers said. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 5.37 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 18,791.03. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket slipped as the NZ dollar rose, reducing exporters' earnings, and wholesale interest rates rose, reducing the attraction of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... following the miner's endorsement of a last minute revised offer from China's Minmetals. On Wednesday, the Australian sharemarket closed at a seven-month high, boosted by major miners, big banks and positive data on consumer confidence and housing finance. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... Pilbara 2009 conference will be convened. On Tuesday, weaker commodity prices and resource stocks pulled the Australian sharemarket down almost one per cent, offsetting gains among financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 36.3 points, or 0.91 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... United States. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 426.14 points at 18,253.39. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket slipped in trading reduced by a holiday in Australia. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 17.89 points, or 0.63 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... liquidity. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 59.3 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 17,121.82. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ended weaker with private sector debt an issue for investors. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 20.349 points ...

No flight to cash at Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Majority of Equipsuper's members did not switch from equities to the cash option despite the heavy falls in the sharemarket last year, said the fund's chief executive. Robin Burns, who heads up the "hybrid" $4.2 billion fund that hosts both defined ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 249.01, or 1.51 per cent, at 16,790.7. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket put some runs on the board, with Sir Ron Brierley's Guinness Peat Group among the best performers. The NZSX-50 index closed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... Communications Group Ltd, Pacrim Energy Ltd and Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group. On Thursday, the Australian sharemarket plunged more than three per cent, with falls across all sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 132.7 points, or 3.44 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... the bourse's recent surge, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index ended up 49.03 points at 16,430.08. WELLINGTON - The NZ sharemarket's benchmark top-50 index closed above the 2800-point level for the first time since November 2008, pulling away from recent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher after mixed trade on Wall Street and strong gains in Europe. At 0658 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up eight points at 3,774. In economic news on Friday ...