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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... $US1.3316 in New York late on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets slipped as more weak economic data out of the US and Britain stoked concerns about the global economy. Tokyo stocks fell 0.67 per cent, or 67.78 points, to 10,114.79, and Seoul fell 0.85 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... comments that it might release some of its strategic oil stocks to help moderate the market, after reports that the US and Britain were weighing the same move. LONDON - European stocks have closed lower, with investors hesitant after recent gains on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index bucked the trend and slipped 0.08 per cent to 5,940.72 points after Fitch lowered Britain's long-term outlook to negative from stable, while confirming its top-level AAA rating. Elsewhere, Zurich rose by 0.50 per ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... downgraded the PITS (Portugal, ITaly and Spain) along with Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta and cut the credit outlook for Britain, France and Austria to negative. What it is with these credit rating agencies and releasing downgrades in the midst of trouble. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... nations due to the eurozone crisis. Moody's has also placed on negative outlook three other countries, including France and Britain, but the main European markets were all in positive territory in midday trading. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... has confirmation that mining company Xstrata is in merger discussions with commodities trader Glencore International. Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading shares close 0.1 per cent higher at 5,796.07. Germany's DAX rose 0.6 per cent to 6,655.63 and the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... Fed's comments, the indicators pushed investors to snap up stocks, the euro, emerging markets currencies and commodities. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.3 per cent to 5,795, Germany's DAX gained 1.8 per cent to 6,539.85 and France's CAC-40 added 1.5 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... said there remained many questions over the deal in last Friday's European Union summit in which 26 of 27 EU countries - Britain dissented - backed tougher fiscal limits in the future. LONDON - European stock markets and the euro have tumbled as Moody's ...

Dream on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... agencies came out last night to deliver their verdict on the Continent's latest plan - yes it's now just the continent after Britain gave them the finger. And the verdict was fail, fail and fail. Fitch Ratings: "A 'comprehensive solution' to the current ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... Jamie Elgar warned that the crisis that has dominated world markets for months is unlikely to be resolved soon, after Britain vetoed the original 27-nation plan. "The market - once it starts having a good look at what happened - could have some weakness ...