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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... 4,304.01. TOKYO - Japanese share prices closed down 1.04 per cent on Thursday amid caution ahead of the release of US jobs data, with losses in commodity shares and shipping companies dragging down the index. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... cent from 4.622 per cent. LONDON - European share markets posted sharp gains in response to better-than-expected US jobs data and positive corporate results. In London the FTSE 100 index jumped 101.50 points to 5,420.70 FRANKFURT - The DAX gained 61.32 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... dealer Dominic Vaughn said the higher oil prices over the weekend - which climbed more than $US3 a barrel following US jobs data - also bolstered resources and energy stocks. "The miners have come back after a few soft days following a stronger oil price," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... per cent and the Nasdaq advanced 2.2 per cent. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 ended more than two percent higher as US jobs data helped extend gains late in the session, with banks and mining shares leading the charge. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,215.5 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... FTSE 100 index rose one per cent, as bid talk boosted British Energy, but banks capped gains and surprisingly weak US jobs data signalled more cracks in a struggling US economy. The FTSE 100 closed up 55.8 points at 5,947.1, as stocks edged higher across ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... rose 1.5 per cent to a one-month high as financial firms extended gains, but energy was limited by wariness ahead of US jobs data and earnings from major Japanese firms next week. The Nikkei gained 200.54 points to close at 13,389.90. HONG KONG - Hong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... Composite Index dropped 8.01 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 2,212.49. LONDON - UK stocks lost 1.15 per cent as weak US jobs data sparked concerns about the impact of a US slowdown on the world economy. The FTSE 100 fell 66.5 points to 5,699.9. FRANKFURT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... onto earlier gains as banks felt the benefit of an interest rate cut, miners rose thanks to consolidation talk and US jobs data gave an additional lift. The FTSE 100 index was up 69.3 to 6,554.9 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended up 53.49 to 7994.07 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... YORK - US stocks ended maginally higher on Thursday as investors shied away from making big bets before Friday's US jobs data. Though caution prevailed, shares of pharmaceutical companies such as Merck & Co and those of utilities rose, countering profit-taking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... 146.52, or 2.63 per cent, to 5,430.1. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell close to one per cent, before the release of weak US jobs data, led down by Tokyo Electron Ltd. The Nikkei lost 134.84 points to 16,122.16. HONG KONG - Blue chips fell, but trading ...