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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... 12,102.5. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed down on Thursday, marking an 18-month low, as investors dumped shares in China firms amid deepening fears of a global economic slowdown. The benchmark Hang Seng index plunged 611.06 points, or 3.06 ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... HCL's global delivery strategy to offer customers support from various locations around the world (they have offices in China, Poland, Ireland and India). In Australia, HCL counts eight of the top 10 financial institutions, including Westpac-owned BT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed down 0.99 per cent on Friday as worries over the US sub-prime crisis and a decline in China-listed shares hit stocks. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was down 218.99 points at 21,885.21. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... did'." There are also big opportunities transitioning current major industries. "When the Prime Minister was recently in China he said to the Chinese that we are the world's biggest coal exporter and they are the biggest buyer. We have a huge interest ...

Aust must avoid Europe's ETS disaster

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... date forward considerably. Illustrating the potential, the CSIRO is already involved in a carbon capture joint venture in China that is expected reduce GHG electricity power plant emissions by 85 per cent. This is where the investment opportunities are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... 800 points over two straight sessions as financial stocks and insurers plunged on fears of further credit tightening in China. The Hang Seng Index closed down 461.67 points at 21,242.778. WELLINGTON - The NZ sharemarket hit a fresh three-year low and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... three-month low, as the prospect of lower earnings at major US corporations and speculation of an imminent rate hike in China spooked investors. The Hang Seng Index closed 413.32 points lower at 22,042.35. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket plunged to its ...

Commodities investors nervous about inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... is experiencing their worst inflation, at upwards of 13 per cent, in more than a decade. The IMF projecting inflation in China to exceed 7 per cent reinforces the concerns and indeed implies that surging Chindia is running at or near negative real growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... Friday, down 0.23 per cent, as investors remained cautious about the market's volatility following energy price hikes in China, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 52.01 points at 22,745.6. Turnover was 72.69 billion Hong Kong dollars. WELLINGTON ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... shift the world has ever seen. "Over the next few years 1.4 billion more people will be moving into cities, especially in China and India. When they do they will require the same things we require - schools, air conditioning, roads, hospitals and even ...