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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Thursday climbed 229.92 points to 23,214.40 on turnover of $HK53.26 billion ($A7.34 billion). China's official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to a six-month high of 55.4 in September from 53.9 in August - adding to growing optimism ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... benchmark FTSE 100 index was the outlier, ending nearly flat at 6,460 points, as mining stocks took a hit from Chinese manufacturing data. The euro hit the highest point against the US dollar in eight-and-a-half months at $1.3588 before pulling back ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... expected to announce a sales tax increase and fresh stimulus measures during Tuesday, and China will release official manufacturing figures. "Any one of those things could be market moving," he said. Among the banks, ANZ was down 13.5 cents at $30.645 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... of Statistics (ABS) is due to release retail trade for August while the Australian Industry Group performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for September is due out. Also due out is the RP Data Rismark Home Value Index for August, the HIA New home sales ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... government, while the latest industrial production numbers from Japan proved weaker than expected. The release of Chinese manufacturing data later on Monday will be closely watched by investors. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said caution was dominating ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... economic data, brushing off disappointing US consumer confidence. Indices had retreated on Monday despite encouraging manufacturing figures from China and the eurozone, as market attention focused on the US economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... resource stocks may recover in afternoon trade after an HSBC Chinese purchasing managers' index showed preliminary manufacturing activity at a six month high in September. "It could play a part in arresting some of the decline in our mining sector," ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... "That's the main reason our market is lower today," he said. Mr Weston said the market also was reacting to strong US manufacturing figures, which increased expectations the Federal Reserve will soon begin to wind back its asset buying program. He said ...

Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... PMIs in China, the Eurozone and the UK strengthened further in August (this comes on top of better-than-expected manufacturing PMI readings in the same month). Domestically, just imagine the amount of consumer spending (60% of the economy) that could ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's jump after strong US car sales pointed to strength in the manufacturing sector. At 0806 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 5,172. In economic ...