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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... cent, to 5,572.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 71.4 points, or 1.24 per cent, to 5,674.7. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled on Friday as another round of weak economic data added to US recession fears and a record loss at insurer AIG underscored ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... 2.01 per cent, lower at 5,651.2 while the All Ordinaries had lost 96.4 points, or 1.65 per cent, to 5,746.1. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Thursday as worries about the economy grew after a weaker-than-expected reading on gross domestic product and a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... 5767.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index climbed 96.7 points, or 1.68 per cent, to 5,842.5. NEW YORK - US stocks turned slightly lower on Wednesday afternoon after earlier gains on news of the lifting of lending caps for mortgage finance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... or 0.79 per cent higher at 5666.1, while the All Ordinaries put on 46 points or 0.81 per cent to 5745.8. NEW YORK - US stocks jumped on Tuesday after IBM said it would buy back $15 billion of its shares, boosting the computer hardware sector, while energy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today after US stocks advanced overnight. At 0704 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was up 32 points to 5,641. Company reporting season continues ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... 10 per cent to $83.94 million. The market reacted at 1210 AEDT sending the shares down 59 per cent or $1.79 to $1.26. US stocks rallied late on Friday on news that banks were near an agreement to bail out bond insurer Ambac Financial, a deal that could ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... 0.42 per cent lower at 5,559.9, while the All Ordinaries dropped 18.5 points or 0.33 per cent to 5,644.5. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied late on Friday on news that banks were near an agreement to bail out bond insurer Ambac Financial, a deal that could ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... or 2.18 per cent lower at 5496.5, while the All Ordinaries shed 111.3 points or 1.96 per cent to 5577.3. NEW YORK - US stocks advanced on Wednesday, sending major indices up more than one per cent, as technology shares led gains after unexpectedly strong ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... sector was slightly in the red, with BHP Billiton losing 22 cents to $39.48 and Rio Tinto shedding 36 cents to $136.14. US stocks fell overnight as crude oil prices rose to a record, above $100 a barrel. But the declines in the Dow and the S&P 500 were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... per cent, to 5,619.1 while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 54.6 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 5,688.6. NEW YORK - US stocks pared gains and the Nasdaq went lower as crude oil prices hit a record level $US100 a barrel, creating more concern about ...