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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... unease. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a gain of 26.62 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 11,412.87. The technology-heavy Nasdaq fell 3.62 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 2,361.97 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index added 4.67 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... past year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 197.85 points, or 1.73 per cent to a close of 11,628.06, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite gained 34.33 points, or 1.44 per cent to 2,414.71. The broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... index fell 32.62, or 1.35 per cent, to 2,384.36. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday, following heavy losses on Wall Street. In London, the FTSE 100 index lost 129.8 points, or 2.38 per cent, to 5,320.40 points. FRANKFURT ...

SmartStream on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
SmartStream Technologies is on the hunt for top tech talent as the transaction management firm casts its focus on growing its Australian base. SmartStream, whose clients in Australia include industry heavyweights AMP, ING and Vanguard Investments, appointed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... the NASDAQ declined 1.99 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 2,428.62. LONDON - European stock markets dived on Wednesday after heavy losses in Asia and a dip in early Wall Street trading. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading companies lost 85.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was two per cent lower at noon after falls from the resource and financial sectors following a drop on Wall Street overnight. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 106.2 points, or 2.1 per cent lower at 4947.4, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
The Australian share market was marginally in the red at noon, with gold stocks heavily sold off for the second consecutive day on the back of a falling gold price. At 1212 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 3.7 points at 5,022.4, while the broader ...

Who plays the PE game, wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... out tops of the investment returns league, new figures show. A recent survey by Northern Trust indicate that players with heavy diversification strategies, particularly those who favoured private equity, posted 11.4 per cent in returns for the one year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... 11,734.32. The broader market Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 30.25 points, or 2.39 per cent to 1,296.32. The technology-heavy NASDAQ leapt 58.37 points, or 2.48 per cent to 2,414.10. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher on Friday, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie. Yesterday, the Australian share market slumped to a two and half year low after heavy losses from the resources sector amid weaker commodity prices overnight and a poor lead from Wall Street. The benchmark ...