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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... hopes of increased Chinese demand for commodities and other goods, lifting metals prices and resource stocks. The benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 48.27 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 5,299.11 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... at a higher price, while a series of officials lauded Madrid's efforts to put its public finances in order. The benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 3.05 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 5,250.84 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... the works. Investors focused instead on the industrial output report and the continued stability in the euro. In London the FTSE 100 index added 20.1 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 5,237.92 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX gained 15.86 points, or 0.26 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... losses but investors will be hoping for a new lead shortly if the momentum is to be maintained. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed up 15.69 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 5,217.82 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX added 50.05 ...

UK pension lose $6bn on BP oil spill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... fund assets, said UK equities represent around 20-25 per cent of total assets and many of those investments are indexed. The FTSE 100 index has around 6 per cent exposure to BP, which means pension funds, on average, have roughly 1.5 per cent exposure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... borrowing costs and a stronger-than-expected gain in eurozone industrial production gave European stocks a boost. The London FTSE 100 index added 38.45 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 5,202.13 points. Bucking the trend in London was beleaguered British ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... upbeat report from the Federal Reserve and lower US jobs claims also helped, while BP's stock came off 13-year lows. The FTSE 100 closed up 46.64 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 5,132.50 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed up 71.84 points, or 1.20 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... for years to come, with only some sectors - such as exports - helped by a faster recovery in the US or Asia. In London, the FTSE 100 closed up 57.71 points, or 1.15 per cent, at 5,085.86 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed up 116.2 points, or 1.98 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... a positive close to trading in Asia and an early gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wall Street. In London, the FTSE 100 ended 40.91 points lower, by 0.81 per cent, at 5,028.15. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 ended down 36.4 points, or 0.62 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... Europe's strongest economy, provided some relief but an uncertain start on Wall Street then undercut an attempted rebound. The FTSE 100 index ended down 56.94 points, or 1.11 per cent, at 5,069.06 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 ended down 33.93 points ...