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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... November 7. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell for a sixth day running, seemingly ignoring takeover updates on Abano and Sky City. The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed down 19.30 points or 0.4 per cent at 4,034.55 on $NZ131 million ($A114.71 million) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... 3.95 per cent because of sharp Wall Street losses and fears that a scheme to funnel investment from Chinese citizens to the city's stock market will bring in much less than originally expected. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed below its 50-day moving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... fell 70.46 points to 15,126.63. HONG KONG - Stocks rebounded, having earlier tapped near six-week lows, as shares in the city's property developers found support in last week's rate cuts by local lenders. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 137.62 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... uncertainties about the near-term launch of the "through train" scheme allowing mainland Chinese to invest directly in the city's listed securities. The Hang Seng Index closed 1,526.02 points lower to 28,942.32, a five per cent fall and the worst one-day ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... end the day at 16,698.08, the highest close since October 19. HONG KONG - Blue chips jumped 3.89 per cent, as shares in the city's property developers hit fresh peaks on US rate cut expectations, a day before the start of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... 221.46 points at 16,505.63. HONG KONG - Blue chips jumped 1.84 per cent to a year-high as investors snapped up shares of the city's real estate developers amid growing expectations of a US rate cut by the Federal Reserve, which meets next week. The Hang ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... sharemarket dipped yesterday amid a lack of corporate news, with investors waiting for details on top-10 takeover targets, Sky City Entertainment and Auckland Airport. The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed down 8.7 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4313.15, on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... 29,298.71. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's sharemarket ignored offshore weakness and returned to positive form today, with Sky City the star performer. Overall the NZSX-50 benchmark index rose a mild 0.2 per cent or 9.67 points to 4321.84 on volume worth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... Melbourne in the case between the company and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over price fixing. City Pacific Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Brisbane. The Australian share market closed lower yesterday despite a positive ...

Under-building down under

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... rise of 9.2 per cent over the year to the June quarter. So while US housing continues it's down cycle, Australian capital city markets remain under-supplied in an economy where real household incomes are growing even after interest payments. Significantly ...