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Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... current jittery state the financial markets are in - investors will shoot first and ask questions later. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gave back almost all of yesterday's gains while the Dow returned all - and then some. But it was Europe - the epicentre ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... its 430-point gain on Tuesday. The broader S&P 500 fell 51.77 points (4.42 per cent) to 1,120.76, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 101.47 (4.09 per cent) to 2,381.05. The drop came after much steeper falls on European bourses, spurred by worries of possible ...

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... underlined by the sharp rebound on Wall Street overnight. The S&P 500 index jumped by 4.7%, the Dow ended 3.9% higher and the Nasdaq gained 5.3%. The Fed changed the almost permanent phrase "for an extended period" when referring to the outlook for interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... 3.98 per cent, to 11,239.77. The broader S&P 500 climbed 53.07 points (4.74 per cent), at 1,172.53, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 124.83 points (5.29 per cent) at 2,482.52. The rebound came after the markets had their worst day Monday since the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... point terms since the financial crisis of 2008. The broader S&P 500 fell 6.7 per cent to 1,119.46, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 6.9 per cent to 2,357.69. S&P lowered the US long-term sovereign debt rating from AAA to AA+ after markets closed Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... markets, ending the week with steep losses. The broader S&P 500 was down 0.06 per cent to 1199.38, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.94 per cent to 2532.41 following a better-than-expected US jobs report and hints of progress in Europe's debt ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... 500 dropped by 4.8% last night - its worst single-day decline since 10 February 2009. The Dow closed down by 4.3%and the Nasdaq lost 5.1%. The financial markets' reaction is not surprising given that fears over the USA has re-emerged alongside the re-flaring ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... Average lost 265.87 points, or 2.19 per cent, to 11,866.62. The broader S&P 500 dropped by 2.56 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 2.75 per cent. European shares also fell sharply amid signs of contagion in the eurozone, with concern now ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... cent) to close at 12,132.49. The broader S&P 500 dropped 5.34 points (0.41 per cent) to 1,286.94, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slumped 11.77 points (0.43 per cent) to 2,744.61. Prices for US Treasury bonds, which are still under the threat of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 4.2 per cent, the S&P 500 dropped 3.9 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 3.6 per cent. On Friday, the Dow Jones fell 96.87 points (0.79 per cent) to close at 12,143.24. It has now ...