2012/01/03 12:41 - Asian Activities Report for January 3, 2012 includes: C C Land Holdings Limited (HKG:1224) is seeking spin-off and separate listing of its packaging business on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; Australian exploration and development company KBL Mining Limited (ASX:KBL) has signed a Memorandum of Framework Cooperation with Guangdong Guangxin Mining Resource Group Co. Ltd; SOHO China Limited (HKG:0410) has signed an agreement to purchase the Bund 8-1 Land in Shanghai.
2011/12/21 12:41 - Asian Activities Report for December 21, 2011 includes: Shandong Zhongrun Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd (SHE:000506) says today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Zhongrun International Mining Co. Ltd has signed a private placement agreement with Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSE:CZN); Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed four new home water purifier products specifically for the Chinese market; Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4217) has decided to form a new company, named Hitachi Chemical Electronic Materials (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. in Taiwan; NTT Data (TYO:9613) has signed an agreement with Korean IT giant LG CNS regarding data centre cooperation.
2011/05/17 14:05 - Frontier Securities is to hold a conference "Mongolia: Capital Raising and Investment", on June 6th-10th, 2011 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The conference provides a perfect opportunity for those who are interested in exploring the latest developments in Mongolia's business environment from key direct sources. Investors will be able to discover lucrative investment opportunities and Mongolian companies will benefit, learning various methods of raising capital from abroad.
2010/08/24 13:30 - Australian market this morning opened in red led by consumer staples, which lost 2 per cent. Both materials sector and metals and mining sector dropped 1.1 per cent in early trade. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index was down 0.67 per cent, while the broader All Ordinaries Index fell 0.59 per cent.
2010/08/23 13:30 - Australian shares opened marginally lower following Wall Street's weak lead. Investors continued to place focus on the local news while the earnings season entered the final stage. The Australian dollar also opened lower on Monday over the federal election uncertainty. The local unit was trading at 88.63 US cents, down 0.44 per cent from Friday's close of 89.03 US cents.
2010/07/29 13:30 - The Australian shares dropped this morning after Wall Street ended its four straight day rises. US shares fell on news that orders for big-ticket items sank in June on weaker demand for airplanes and electronic goods.
2010/07/27 13:30 - The Australian stocks market on Tuesday extended gains as Dow Jones index hit a two-month high due to strong US new home sales and corporate earnings.
Shortly after the opening bell, the S&P/ASX200 Index rose 0.74 per cent, and the broader All Ordinaries Index was up 0.7 per cent.
2010/07/22 13:30 - The Australian share market was lower in early trade as Wall Street plunged overnight on Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comment that the economy was fragile. The US central bank is not prepared to consider further stimulus in the near term despite an "unusually uncertain" outlook.
2010/06/16 13:30 - The Australian share market delivered a strong opening on Wednesday as Wall Street's rally overnight boosted confidence in local market. S&P/ASX200 index rose 1.4 per cent in early trade, driven by resources, industrial and financial stocks. The Australian shares yesterday closed slightly lower with light volumes while Asia markets were mostly flat.
2009/11/19 13:00 - Wall Street broke its winning streak and closed lower overnight after a disappointing report showed US housing starts fell 10.6 per cent in October and permits fell 4.0 per cent. The tumble suggested that the real estate sector is still under pressure.
2009/11/12 13:00 - Wall Street maintained its positive run on Wednesday session as the Federal Reserve officials tipped that the central bank could keep interest rate at historical low level. The Chinese economic data released yesterday also added confidence to global recovery hopes. European markets also rallied on low interest rate expectations.
2009/10/22 13:00 - US shares fell overnight led by Wells Fargo. A late sell-off in financial stocks was triggered after an analyst cut his investment rating on the company, saying the quality of its earnings was pretty poor. The Federal Reserve's latest beige book, showing weak consumer spending during late summer, also weighed down the market.
2009/10/08 13:00 - Wall Street closed flat yesterday after the market rallied for two days. Traders turned cautious before the third quarter earnings kick off. Alcoa (NYSE:AA), the first company to unveil its earnings, posted a better-than-expected result with third quarter net income of US$77 million, after three consecutive quarters of losses.
2009/08/14 13:00 - Wall Street finished higher in choppy trade as the upbeat economic data in Europe offset the news of disappointing retail sales in US. Wal-Mart's second-quarter earnings, above analyst's expectations, also helped to lift the market.
2009/08/06 13:00 - US Stocks declined on Wednesday on a weak sales outlook from P & G and concerns over the service and labour sectors. Economic data showed an unexpected fall in activity in the service sector and larger-than-expected losses of private sector jobs.
2009/07/29 18:08 - Capital Estate Limited ("Capital Estate"/ "the Company") (HKG:0193) is pleased to announce today that Company has appointed Mr. Sio Tak Hong ("Mr. Sio") as the Chairman and executive Director of the Company, and re-designated Mr. Chu Nin Yiu, Stephen, Executive Director, to Chief Executive Officer. The appointment and re-designation are effective from 28 July 2009.
2009/07/17 13:00 - Australian shares yesterday gained on the rise of Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 gained 71.1 points, or 1.8 per cent, at 3995.6, while the broader All Ordinaries had gained 70.3 points, or 1.8 per cent, to 3987.8.
2009/07/15 19:28 - Capital Estate Limited ("Capital Estate"/ "the Company") (HKG:0193) is pleased to announce today that the transaction of Fullkeen Holdings Limited ("Fullkeen") is approved by the independent shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held today.
2009/06/29 13:00 - The Australian share market closed firmer on Friday led by financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 47.8 points, or 1.24 per cent, to 3903.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index advanced 48 points, or 1.25 per cent, to 3899.5 points. Trading volume is expected to remain at a low level before the reporting season.
2009/02/25 13:00 - Yesterday the Australian shares were showing their resilience to the bad leads from overseas. The market ended with a modest drop after a rebound from the early losses. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ended down 0.6%, or 19.6 points, at 3331.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index also fell 0.6%, or 19.1 points, to 3285.
2009/02/20 13:00 - The Australian shares ended higher yesterday on the back of some better-than-expected earnings reports. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 35.7 points, or 1.1%, to 3448.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 31.1 points or 0.9% to 3398.
2009/02/11 15:00 - Today the major indexes in Asia have been hit by the unfavourable news from the US. Asian share markets ended mixed yesterday indexes moved up and down in a narrow range. Shanghai continued its rally over government stimulus measures with a rise of 1.8 percent, and also led the Hong Kong shares up 0.8 percent. Tokyo and Seoul markets closed slightly lower as market was weighed down by the worries over the US rescue plan.
2009/01/20 13:00 - Australian shares yesterday closed higher after the lift of commodities prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.4 points, or 1.08 per cent, at 3,589.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index advanced 36.1 points, or 1.03 per cent, to 3,531 after a positive lead from Wall Street on Friday.
2008/11/13 13:00 - Yesterday, the Australian share market closed in the red for a second consecutive day with the broader All Ordinaries index ending 38.2 points lower, or 1%, at 3,883.6. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 share index yesterday lost 33.6 points, or 0.9%, to close at 3927.3. The industrial, materials, energy and consumer discretionary sectors sent the market lower.
2007/12/18 14:26 - Aspen Group (ASX: APZ) wishes to advise the market of its debt position in light of the events affecting the listed property trust sector in recent days.
2007/12/05 11:45 - Pelorus Property Group Limited (ASX: PPI) is to launch a $60 million wholesale opportunistic fund under an offer to be jointly arranged with Grant Samuel. The fund will be open to sophisticated and professional investors. The fund's mandate will be to generate absolute property returns with a focus on development opportunities and difficult or distressed real estate in Australia and New Zealand.
2007/08/14 18:30 - The latest interest rate rise and predictions of further rises this year will hit the property market and leave some developers struggling, says Hall Chadwick insolvency expert, Geoff McDonald.
2007/07/25 00:21 - Two long-term business partners, Max Delmege, a successful property developer, manager and investor, and former rugby league international Ben Elias, an experienced property investor in his own right, are launching a new property fund - BMax Property Trust - to offer retail investors an opportunity to invest, with them, in a portfolio of commercial properties and developments in regional Australia and established cities.
2006/12/14 13:50 - The Monitor contains editorials on key issues relating to both listed and unlisted property funds and markets, together with a vast array of vital information and statistics on the Australian Property Funds sector.
2006/06/30 13:34 - Singapore-based hotel and property conglomerate, City Developments Ltd, is expected to deliver strong performance across its residential development, hotel and leasing operations, said Eng Research.
2006/06/24 18:30 - Malaysia's softer property market may have impacted on the third quarter fiscal 2006 results of infrastructure giant, Gamuda, but there is hope for the company in the coming months, according to analysts.
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