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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... cent, to $22.13 and ANZ shares were up 21 cents to $22.18. Westpac said on Tuesday it planned to open two more branches in China after receiving final regulatory approval to open a branch in Beijing. At 1220 AEST, the spot price of gold in Sydney was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... 2,035.87. Shanghai ended 0.91 per cent lower, or 25.32 points, at 2,741.74, with ongoing concerns over a possible slowdown in China's economy weighing on sentiment. Hong Kong pared earlier losses, edging up 16.50 points to 22,747.28, although Swiss commodities ...

China's HNWs hold $1.2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... four times faster. According to research just released by global consultant Bain & Company, there are now 585,000 people in China with more than $1.5 million in investable assets, double the number of three years ago. This equates to an estimated $1.2 ...

Budget bore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... it! And what do we get when we get inflation? Yup, for sure we'll get higher interest rates. Look at what's happening in China, India and other emerging countries. They've been raising interest rates almost forever to try to bring down inflation. Heck ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... yuan ($A13.11 billion). The index lost a cumulative 4.6 per cent in the previous five sessions. Manufacturing growth in China held steady in April, according to an independent reading released by HSBC on Friday, easing concerns about a potential sharp ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... directions. LONDON - European stock markets closed firmer in cautious trade on Friday after both strong growth and inflation in China cut both ways among investors nervous at the prospect of higher interest rates. Dealers said stronger-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... 24,396.07 points on turnover of HK$89.91 billion ($A11.08 billion). Local property developers rebounded on bargain hunting. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, rose 22.11 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 3,030.02 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... 1.06 per cent, or 103.34 points, to end at 9,615.55. Seoul gained 0.69 per cent, or 14.56 points, to 2,130.43. Markets in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were closed for public holidays. China's central bank said it would raise one-year deposit and lending ...

Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
Boutique fund manager Hunter Hall increases Japan exposure while maintaining its focus on handpicked assets in China and less fancied ASEAN markets. Hunter Hall Chief Executive officer David Buckland said that the fund's Asian Value Trust, launched ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... appeared to be making some progress in stabilising the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. A pick-up in manufacturing activity in China in March after a fall in February added to the positive tone, suggesting Beijing's tighter policy on inflation was not ...