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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... closed up 114.02 points, or 0.84 per cent, at 13,769.06. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket opened firmly after a holiday weekend but lost momentum as leading stock Telecom NZ dipped into the red ahead of its results later this week. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... points, or 3.61 per cent, at 13,655.04. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket was closed on Friday for the Waitangi Day holiday. The benchmark NZSX-50 index is at 2,773.495.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... Zealand share market. Among the movers, it was difficult to decipher trends as volume was light ahead of the Waitangi Day holiday weekend. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 4.88 points, or 0.18 per cent, at 2773.5. Shares worth $NZ79.27 million ($A62.62 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market reversed early gains to close lower but brokers said volume was light ahead of the holiday weekend. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 11.67 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 2768.62 on turnover worth $NZ87.82 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
... KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 4.6 per cent higher on Thursday, as heavyweight HSBC inspired a post-Lunar New Year holiday buying spree. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 575.83 points at 13,154.43. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZSX-50 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher following a strong from Wall Street. At 0648 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 73 points higher at 3,541. In economic news on Tuesday, Optus will release its SMB ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on a positive lead from the US. Gold, copper and oil were down, but silver was up on Wall St. At 0812 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 43 points higher at 3,419. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
... resources stocks, after metals prices rose overnight. The local market was closed on Monday for the Australia Day public holiday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 80.4 points, or 2.41 per cent, at 3423.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... positive lead from Wall Street on Friday. NEW YORK - US sharemarkets were closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. On Friday, Wall Street managed its second straight comeback, but the rebound was more a sign of the market's turmoil than strength. ...

2009: The lost year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
Happy new year? Perhaps in 2010. The top central bankers meeting in Basel Switzerland came to the same conclusion yesterday. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet -- wearing his cap as head of the Bank of International Settlements - declared ...