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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... hamstrung by beverage stocks turning ex-dividend and resource stocks stumbling through a difficult week. The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares fell 3.3 points to 5,892.2, underperforming continental European markets and a firm start on Wall ...

Investor optimism index down 43 per cent

The UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism, a long-running monthly index that tracks investor confidence in the US, has dipped to a new low of 53 points, nearly half its base level of 93 points at the start of the year. While most research forecasting ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... biggest shares closed stronger, reaching a four-week peak as takeover talk circulated in the financial sector. The FTSE 100 index of the UK's leading shares finished 41 points higher to 5,929.3. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5867.53 points, up 20.51. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... ended higher, supported by lower oil prices and by banks as consolidation talk persisted around the sector. The FTSE 100 index of the UK's leading shares ended up 9.7 points to 5,888.3. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5847.02 points, down 7.97. PARIS ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment yesterday heralded the arrival of forces opposing those like the strength in retail sales and the buoyancy in the housing market which have helped bring about last week's interest ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... power generator British Energy was countered by buoyant miners and renewed hopes of a pause for interest rates. The FTSE index of the UK's 100 biggest shares was down 1.3 points at 5,896.6 by the close. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5812.94 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
... September share price index contract was up 36 points to 4933.0 at 0712 AEST. Today the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for May will be released and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations publishes its July ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... equities fell following reports that the US leading index registered its biggest fall in nine months. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators fell by 0.6 per cent in May after a 0.1 per cent decline in the previous month. This signals ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... 6.60 points to finish at 1,245.60. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 18.22 points to close at 2,122.98. Stocks fell as an index of US leading economic indicators dropped 0.6 per cent in May, exceeding forecasts. LONDON - UK stocks lost much of their earlier ...

Online banking rules: Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Bank's inaugural E-money survey, an annual index of electronic banking usage in the country, has found that 85 per cent of Australians voted the internet as their preferred banking channel. Amid much debate in recent years about the ...