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Bank Of America Investment By Randy Chen

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Investment Opportunity (AXcess News) Hong Kong - With the exchanges closed in the United States, global markets were operating at a slower pace Monday, though that could turn to be a sign of relief after all the bad news on energy and inflation hit without the American markets open to react to it.

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Banc Of America Investment The Dow closed last week with a five-point decline, ending the week at 11,115. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 1,287, off two points while the NASDAQ National Market finished the week at 2,282, down twelve-points.

. For the individual investor, it is sometimes difficult to gain exposure to a particular asset class. For instance, if an investor with USD3, 000 wanted to gain exposure to the property market, global equity markets and bond market, it would be impossible to simultaneously hold a direct investment portfolio in all of these markets. With unit trust investments, it is possible to spread your money around to all of these asset classes at the same time, so that the investor can gain the investment exposure he requires.

Banking Investment Germany released its producer price figures today showing Europe's largest economy's consumer prices rose to a 24-year high. France was on the edge of its seat in the hopes that President Jacque Chirac could convince India to expand foreign trade. Both Germany and France's stock exchanges closed down slightly Monday.

2. The license or the authorization for performing activities as an investment intermediary has been withdrawn, by a decision of the competent authority in the cases under Art. 20, Para. 2, point 3 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Law, and with regard to the investment intermediaries which pursuit business as banks in the cases under Art. 36, Para. 2 of the Law on Credit Institutions.

Investment Solution Strategic In London, British shares rose to a new four-year high Monday.

Takeover speculation is swirling around the retailer Kingfisher, with reports that Lowe's of the US might be poised to swoop on it.

There has been support for the funds manager Schroders, ahead of its profit results.

Oil company shares, including those of BP, BG Group and Royal Dutch Shell, have headed higher amid a rise in crude prices.

London's FT-100 index is 17 points ahead at 5,863, its strongest close since June 2001.

Yesterday the Australian market enjoyed a sizeable rally.

Rio Tinto shares added $3.25 to $74.90 and BHP Billiton gained 66 cents to $24.54.

BlueScope Steel reported a 38 per cent drop in half-year profit to $312 million.

Its shares initially fell but had climbed 23 cents by the end of the day to $6.56

The All Ordinaries index jumped 40 points to finish at 4,788.

On the Sydney Futures Exchange, where there has been a shortened session due to the holiday in the US.

The Share Price Index 200 contract has finished four-points higher at 4,824.

The 10-year bond contract is down half-a-point at 94.80, with the implied yield rising to 5.2 per cent.

On foreign exchange markets, the US dollar has been under a little pressure in European trade ahead of the release tonight of minutes from the last US Federal Reserve policy meeting.

The Australian dollar is unchanged on the night. At 6am (AEDT), the local currency was being quoted at 74.18 US cents.

On the cross-rates, it is at 0.6212 euros, 87.67 Japanese yen, 42.54 pence sterling and against the New Zealand dollar it is at 1.106.

The gold price is being quoted at about $US 556.05 an ounce.

To oil and the North Sea Brent futures have risen around $US 1.79 a barrel, amid more unrest in Nigeria, Africa's biggest producer of crude.

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