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Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... confidence measure came in lower and the government confirmed that the economy contracted in the first quarter. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 115.44 points (0.64 per cent) to 18,010.68. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 13.40 points (0.63 per cent) ...

Market set for a fairly flat open

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... the euro zone. At 0655 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 5,732. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2 per cent and Frankfurt's DAX 30 index fell 0.79 per cent as the tense stand off between heavily ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... 73.84 points (1.47 per cent) to 5,106.59 on Wednesday, almost 15 points above the prior record set on April 24. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 121.45 points (0.67 per cent) to 18,162.99, while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 19.28 points (0.92 ...

Market lower in broad sell-off

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... dollar despite news of Charter Communication's $US78.7 billion ($A100.6 billion) deal to buy Time Warner Cable. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 190.48 points, or 1.04 per cent, to 18,041.54 points.

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... dollar despite news of Charter Communication's $US78.7 billion ($A100.6 billion) deal to buy Time Warner Cable. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 190.48 points (1.04 per cent) to 18,041.54. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 21.86 points (1.03 per cent) ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... pre-holiday trade after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the plan to raise interest rates this year was on track. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 53.72 points (0.29 per cent) to 18,232.02 by close on Friday. The broad-based S&P 500 fell ...

Running on neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... lunch or plant a tree. This applies to equity markets seeking direction from overnight activity on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial index weaved and bobbed through intra-day trade before finally closing sharply unchanged. Either it doesn't know ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... above Monday's record. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.05 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 5,090.79, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was essentially flat, adding a scant 0.34 at 18,285.74. Electronics retailer Best Buy also surged after ...

Miners weigh on share market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... finished mixed in a choppy session following disappointing Walmart earnings and a pullback in many petroleum stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 13.51 points, or 0.07%, to 18,312.39 points, striking an all-time high for the second day in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... finished mixed in a choppy session following disappointing Walmart earnings and a pullback in many petroleum stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 13.51 points (0.07 per cent) at 18,312.39, striking an all-time high for the second day in ...