Reuters: Hot Stocks: Australia shares up ahead of China manufacturing data

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Australia shares up ahead of China manufacturing data Nov 21st 2012, 23:18 Tweet Share this Email Print Related Topics Basic Materials » Cyclical Consumer Goods » Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods » Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:18pm EST MELBOURNE, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.7 percent on Thursday as investors warmed to risk assets again after the declaration of a ceasefire on the Gaza strip. Top miners and banks climbed, although share price moves may be subdued ahead of HSBC Flash China PMI data due around 0145 GMT, which will give an indication of manufacturing activity in Australia's biggest export market. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 27 points at 4,396.5 by 2313 GMT. It fell 0.4 percent on Wednesday. New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 index rose 0.6 percent to 3,993.97. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rallied 6.6 percent to a 13-month high of NZ$2.60 after it raised earnings guidance. (Reporting by Miranda Maxwell; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) Non-Cyclical Consumer Goods Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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