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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... pointed to signs of a rebound in China's economy, the world's biggest metals consumer. This and a strong rally in technology stocks that lifted US markets overnight had boosted the Australian share market ahead of the federal government's budget release ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... 5,468. Analysts said there was no obvious catalyst for the US rally, but pointed to a sense in the market that technology stocks had been oversold as investors worried the sector was overvalued. In local economic news on Tuesday, the federal government ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
The Australian market is set to begin the week with a fall after weakness in technology stocks caused a drop on Wall Street at the end of last week. At 0656 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,507. In ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday closed sharply lower after a fall in technology stocks on United States markets caused a wider sell-off on Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 52.2 points, or 0.95 per ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... Reports are it's about the rotation out of dear (as in expensive not the lovey-dovey one) "momo" (momentum) technology stocks into cheaper "value" stocks with consistent earnings. As Maxwell Smart would say, "good thinking 99". The scary news is that ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
The Australian share market is set for a positive start to trade, after a slight recovery in technology stocks pushed Wall Street higher. At 0750 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,428. In economic news ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... set to open lower after Wall Street slumped for the third straight session with investors fearing high-flying technology stocks are overvalued and cautiously anticipating earnings season. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... added 26.2 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 5,403 points. NEW YORK - US stocks surged on the back of a rebound in technology stocks, helped by Janet Yellen's assurance the Federal Reserve will continue to support the economy. At the close on Monday the Dow ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... afternoon, the market began to slowly pare its losses as investors bought up oil refiners, mining companies and technology stocks. The push was enough to nudge the Standard & Poor's 500 index into the green by half a point. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... benefit from recent bad pollution. But Seoul was off 1.16 per cent, or 23.30 points, to 1,983.74, led by falls in technology stocks due to a stronger won, and Hong Kong shed 0.14 per cent, or 31.75 points, to 23,381.15. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index ...