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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... both countries fail to convince sceptical markets that they can stabilise their public finances. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed down 1.06 per cent to 5,990.58 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX shed 0.92 per cent at 7,402.73 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... for Portugal on Tuesday, which stoked fears the eurozone debt crisis still has a long way to go. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed up 0.86 per cent at 6,054.55 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.54 per cent to 7,471.44 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... announcement by saying Beijing would now likely wait for a while to see how the tightening is working. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed down 0.35 per cent at 6,002.92 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX slipped 0.11 per cent to ...

The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... given up more than they did overnight. The S&P 500 index slipped by 0.13%, the Euro Stoxx-50 index closed 0.7% while the FTSE-100 index ended 0.1% on the up. To be sure, to be sure, I'm not so sure that equity markets were really that panicked. The VIX ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... on Greece are tantamount to a default - an outcome the eurozone is trying at all costs to avoid. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed up 0.46 per cent at 6,017.54 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.32 per cent to 7,442.96 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... it then picked up after US figures surprised on the upside, sending Wall Street sharply higher. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed up 0.74 per cent at 5,989.76 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX rose 0.59 per cent 7,419.44 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... approval of austerity measures needed to unlock critical bailout funding and stave off a debt default London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares jumped 1.53 per cent to 5,945.71 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX gained 1.13 per cent to 7,376.24 ...

Pigs may fly but they won't default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... 500 index gained 0.8 per cent on the news - but Europe was euphoric - the Euro Stoxx 50 index jumped 1.9 per cent and the FTSE-100 rallied by 1.5 per cent. If you think that's great, wait till you hear that Finland's OMX Helsinki Index surged by 3.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... and stave off a debt default fuelled a rebound in banking shares and European stock markets on Tuesday. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares rose 0.78 per cent to 5,766.88 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX gained 0.88 per cent to 7,170.43 ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... extension of Greek debt while also facing additional capital requirements under new international rules. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed up 0.43 per cent at 5,722.34 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX slipped 0.19 per cent to ...