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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... encouraged by US jobs data but still cautious ahead of the deadline for Greece to seal its debt write-off deal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 78.18 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 12,837.33 on Wednesday. The broad-based S&P 500 added 9.27 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... their biggest losses of the year amid concerns about a looming Greek debt swap and slowing global economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index plunged 203.66 points, or 1.57 per cent, to 12,759.20 points. The broad-based S&P 500 index shed ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... CAC - collective action clause - forcing reluctant bondholders into the terms of the bond swap deal. But according to Dow Jones, "The use of CACs is not a market-friendly approach and is set to trigger pay outs under credit default swap contracts because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... losses of the year on Tuesday amid worries about a looming Greek debt swap and slowing growth in the global economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 204.57 points (1.58 per cent) to 12,758.24 in closing trade. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 20.94 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... which were published on Monday afternoon (AEDT), Australian stocks also received a negative lead from Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 0.11 per cent, the S&P500 fell 0.39 per cent and the NASDAQ ended 0.86 per cent weaker. Making ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... companies going ex-dividend, which had acted as a drag on the market. Wall Street closed lower on Friday night (AEDT) - the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.02 per cent, the S&P500 eased 0.32 per cent and the NASDAQ slipped 0.43 per cent. Also, futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... cent, while blue chips languished and other tech stocks dropped on profit-taking. At the closing bell on Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 3.94 points (0.03 per cent) to 12,976.36. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 4.23 (0.31 per cent) to 1,369.86 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... ruling for the pending Greek debt write-off that had boosted the Dow back above the 13,000 line. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 28.23 points (0.22 per cent) to 12,980.30. IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said the market had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... while the broader All Ordinaries index eased 3.3 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 4,351.2 points. NEW YORK - The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed above 13,000 for the first time in nearly five years, as Wall Street stocks rallied on a mixed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... Chatterton said. Wall Street ended mixed - while the S&P500 advanced 0.14 per cent and the NASDAQ climbed 0.08 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.01 per cent. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,766.70 per ounce, down $US7.80 ...