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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested that interest rates could rise further. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended down 43.12 points at 15,973.11. WELLINGTON - Investors returned to a subdued New Zealand sharemarket after a public holiday ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... chips rose while resource and financial issues lifted Hong Kong-listed shares in mainland companies. The benchmark Hang Seng index ended at 16,016.23, up 103.52 points. WELLINGTON - New Zealand market closed for a public holiday.

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... down 181.45 points. HONG KONG - The Hong Kong market posted its biggest one-day rise in nearly two months. The Hang Seng index ended up 267.44 points at 15,912.71. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket gained nearly one per cent, helped along by a weaker New ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... Stocks closed down just over half a per cent, with foreign investors cautious amid cooling measures by Beijing. The Hang Seng Index fell 105.88 points to 15,857.89. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket edged into negative territory as public holidays ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... points to 15,915.68. HONG KONG - Stocks rose slightly, led by heavyweights such as China Mobile and HSBC. The Hang Seng Index rose 68.67 points to 15,963.77, but trade was thin because of a public holiday in the United States on Monday and ahead of a ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... as property shares posted their biggest one-day increase in more than five weeks after recent sharp falls. The Hang Seng index ended at 15,895.10, up 198.21 points. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ended the week with a modest rise after an up-and-down ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... retreating commodities prices sparked a sell-off in resource shares like Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd. The benchmark Hang Seng index lost 125.75 points, or 0.79 per cent, to close at 15,696.89. WELLINGTON - A rebound on the New Zealand sharemarket proved short-lived ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... ended down slightly in choppy trade as interest rate worries and volatile global markets rattled sentiment. The Hang Seng index closed at 15,822.64, down 41.92 points. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket rebounded after Tuesday's rout as it followed ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
... Kong stocks ended up slightly in volatile trade as investors saw value after the previous day's sell-off. The Hang Seng Index rose 59.04 points to 15,864.56. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket dropped 1.65 per cent to a two-month low. The benchmark ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
... Asian markets and tumbling prices for gold and other metals, which triggered a sell-off in resource shares. The Hang Seng index ended down 507.84 points at 15,805.52, a level unseen since March 31. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket lost well over ...