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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... generator maker, Dongfang Electric, fell on news that the Sichuan earthquake had damaged its production. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 105.15 points to 25,618.86. WELLINGTON - The NZSX-50 firmed 42.96 points to 3657.2.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... investors shrugged off regional gains and offloaded shares, but Hutchison Whampoa jumped after a broker upgrade. The Hang Seng Index closed down 0.08 per cent, or 19.77 points, at 25,513.71. WELLINGTON - Market leaders overrode positive leads from offshore ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... earthquake, offsetting concerns over record high oil prices and pessimistic comments by the US Federal Reserve. The Hang Seng Index closed down 0.08 per cent, or 19.29 points, at 25,533.48. WELLINGTON - A poor night on Wall St left the local sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... leading the gains, while investors expected the market impact of an earthquake in southwest China to be limited. The Hang Seng Index closed up 489.60 points at 25,552.77. WELLINGTON - Shares ended firm today after an early boost from Wall Street and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... points to end at 13,743.36. HONG KONG - Hong Kong markets were closed on Monday for the Buddha's Birthday. On Friday the Hang Seng fell 1.52 per cent to close at 25,063.17. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's sharemarket was bolstered by a rise in Telecom, a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... outlook for China's economy after Vice Premier Wang Qishan said inflation was the country's biggest economic problem. The Hang Seng Index closed down 386.62 points, at 25,063.17. The index has dropped nearly ten per cent so far this year and is about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... overseas markets, with oil refiners PetroChina and Sinopec leading the drop after crude prices hit a new record high. The Hang Seng Index closed down 160.42 points at 25,449.79. WELLINGTON - A surprise fall in employment brought forward forecasts for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... shares, with oil refiners PetroChina and Sinopec leading the drop after crude prices hit a record high. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 651.92 points at 25,610.21. WELLINGTON - A chill wind in the retail sector flowed through the broader sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... Mobile, which offset pressure from airline and oil refinery stocks as oil prices stuck near record levels. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 0.30 per cent, or 78.18 points, at 26,262.13, led by a 3.32 per cent gain in ports-to-telecoms conglomerate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... Mobile, as Beijing's new rules to allow more funds into Hong Kong were not expected to have a big immediate impact. The Hang Seng Index, which see-sawed in and out of positive territory for most of the day, closed down 0.22 per cent, or by 57.07 points ...