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Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... occur."" So far, so good. Seven weeks into the new year and stock markets are up: S&P 500, up 6.6%; Nikkei 225, up 7.5%; Shanghai Composite, up 7.2%; All Ords, up 8.4%; even a deeper than expected recession in the Eurozone couldn't stop its benchmark ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... points, to 1,976.07. But Tokyo, which surged on Tuesday, fell 1.04 per cent, or 117.71 points, to 11,251.41. Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei were closed for public holidays. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 3.27 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 4221.39.

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... closed up 0.99 per cent, or 19.13 points, to 1,950.90. Hong Kong rose 0.16 per cent, or 38.16 points, to 23,215.16 and Shanghai added 0.57 per cent, or 13.87 points, to 2,432.40. Japan's Nikkei suffered a sell-off for a second straight day on profit-taking ...

New board member to tackle Asia growth: La Trobe

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... and network in the Asia and Greater China regions. "After 60 years of solid performance domestically, and five years in Shanghai, this is the right time for this appointment to reflect our growing international reach," said La Trobe chief executive Greg ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... Sydney rose 0.30 per cent, or 14.7 points, to 4,935.7, Hong Kong fell 0.34 per cent, or 79.93 points to 23,177.00, and Shanghai closed down 0.66 per cent or 15.95 to 2,418.53. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 16.706 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4195 ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... spread that China and Japan rattling their sabres again. What did investors do? They sent the Nikkei-225 up 3.8% and the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 4.2% higher. Yeah ok, there was also good news in Japan - BOJ Governor Shirkawa is stepping down three ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... climbed 0.78 per cent, or 38.3 points, to 4,921.0 and Hong Kong added 0.47 per cent, or 108.40 points, to 23,256.93, while Shanghai ended flat, edging up 1.35 points to 2,434.48. But Seoul lost 1.99 points to close at 1,936.19. WELLINGTON - Wellington ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... Sydney shed 0.51 per cent, or 24.8 points, to 4,882.7. Hong Kong tumbled 2.27 per cent, or 536.48 points, to 23,148.53. Shanghai reversed morning losses and ended up 0.2 per cent, or 4.98 points, at 2,433.13 after the Chinese central bank injected a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... per cent, or 52.68 points, at 11,191.34 but Seoul eased 0.21 per cent, or 4.15 points, to 1,957.79. In the afternoon Shanghai had surged 1.30 per cent while Hong Kong was flat. Beijing released official figures on Friday showing manufacturing activity ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... The S&P 500 gained 13.4%, the All Ords rose by 13.5%, the DJ Euro Stoxx by 15.5%, the Nikkei-225 by 22.9% and even the Shanghai Composite Index notched a still positive 3.2%. This year, it looks like it's the others who have become greedy. Most stock ...