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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... closed for the Ching Ming Festival, a public holiday. The market will re-open on Monday, April 7. On Thursday, the Hang Seng Index ended up 1.64 per cent, or 392.2 points, at 24,264.63 - 978.68 points higher since last Friday. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... worries sparked by Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's warning that the US economy may slip into recession. The Hang Seng Index ended up 1.64 per cent, or 392.2 points, at 24,264.63. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket soared another one per cent in a late ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... Brothers share offering boosted US markets and sparked hopes that the worst of the credit crisis may have ended. The Hang Seng Index leapt as much as 4.6 per cent in morning trade, but retreated on profit-taking to end 3.18 per cent higher, or by 734.97 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... index in Shanghai and $US19 billion ($A20.83 billion) in new writedowns for Swiss bank UBS rattled investors. The Hang Seng Index ended up 1.26 per cent, or by 288.26 points, at 23,137.46. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket started the new financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... more than six years, as investors took to the sidelines on lingering concerns about the global credit crunch. The Hang Seng Index fell 436.75 points to close at 22,849.20 points. It fell more than 6 per cent for the month of March and was down 18 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... mainland stock markets, after strong earnings from several blue-chip firms helped to restore investor confidence. The Hang Seng Index climbed 2.74 per cent, or 621.73 points to close at 23,285.95 points, 2,177.73 points higher on the week. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... buoyed by strong earnings from Cheung Kong and Hutchison, but airlines were under pressure as oil prices rose. The Hang Seng Index ended 0.21 per cent, or 47.21 points, higher at 22,664.22 points. WELLINGTON - Blue chip stocks led the way lower following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... blue-chip financial firms, but the upside was capped as investors remained cautious about the market's outlook. The Hang Seng Index ended 152.49 points or 0.68 per cent higher at 22,617.01 points. WELLINGTON - After a strong start, the New Zealand sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... tracking Wall Street gains on improved investor confidence after JP Morgan raised its offer for Bear Stearns. The Hang Seng Index closed 1,356.30 points higher at 22,464.52. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed just inside positive territory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... such as Millea Holdings Inc. The benchmark Nikkei average ended down 2.48 points at 12,480.09. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng Index on Thursday closed down 3.47 per cent, or 758.72 points, to end at 21,108.22. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket hovered ...