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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008

... at 24,578.76. WELLINGTON - The local share market started the week in modestly positive form, shrugging off a flat Friday night on Wall Street. The NZSX-50 benchmark index closed up 0.3 per cent or 13.25 points to 3644.48. Rises outpaced falls by 67 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP | MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007

... sector is surprisingly lower, with CSL losing a bit of ground." Ms Roadley said an increase in the gold price on Friday night had strengthened some gold stocks. In the US on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average closed 27.23 points stronger to 13,595.10 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP | MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007

... that the US economy is proving resilient to the credit crunch," she said. The US Commerce Department reported on Friday night that retail sales in September jumped by a better than expected 0.6 per cent. The increase, spurred on by car sales gains, was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007

... early morning trade, with both key indices up by more than one per cent by noon, boosted by a surge on Wall Street on Friday night. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 73.2 points to 6678.6 and the All Ordinaries set a new intraday record ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC | TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007

... today's open. Alan Greenspan's use of the 'r' word in a BBC Radio interview had depressed US Equity markets for most of Friday night's session. Greenspan said the chance of a US recession was still under 50 per cent, but the probability is higher now ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007

... Markets senior dealer James Foulsham said the Australian market had reacted to the release of US monthly job figures on Friday night, which were much weaker than expected. "It was pretty much across the board selling," Mr Foulsham said. "Some of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007

... Friday was providing investors with some reassurance. "The market seems to be soothed by the way the Dow finished on Friday night," he said. US blue-chip stocks slipped on Friday, while the broader market edged higher after the Federal Reserve injected ...

The price of pain

SUZY MAC | MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007

... Bank of England's case, offering the patient a drip but at a price. Equity markets suffered another bumpy ride on Friday night with the Dow roller coasting again, dropping 220 points before climbing back up to close just 31 points lower. European markets ...

From rooster to feather duster

SUZY MAC | MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007

... a record high, on Thursday the share market began a backward landslide. Global equity markets took another hit on Friday night on the back of the US sub-prime mortgage misery and the ASX 200 suffered its worst one-day rout, on Friday, since the September ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP | MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007

... banks down, and the market was expected to be quiet for the rest of the day, he said. "Oil was a bit stronger on Friday night, with Woodside pretty strong so far today," Mr Foulsham said. "The banks have not been faring too well in the past week or two ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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