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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... started the week strongly, closing up by more than one per cent on robust overseas leads following better than expected US jobs data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 51.1 points, or 1.21 per cent, at 4,272.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Maybe next month

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... coming months. This means that apart from those Americans without jobs, there's still something for everyone in the latest US jobs stats. It's gaining strength... but not strong enough to prevent another round of speculation that the Fed will QE - maybe ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... soared 6.34 per cent even though concerns remain that Spain and Italy may eventually need bailouts. Better-than-expected US jobs data added to early gains made on a more positive view of the European Central Bank's stand on the eurozone debt crisis. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower after the release of disappointing US jobs data and concerns about China's economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 39.5 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 4,118.3 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... closed lower, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies giving up 0.53 per cent to 5,662.63 points after a US jobs report came in weaker than expected. In local news construction giant Leighton Holdings has sold its Thiess Waste Management ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after weaker-than-expected US jobs figures. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 14 points at 4,111. In economic news on Monday, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... $US1.2496 dollars, up from $US1.2423 in New York late Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled further on Monday as poor US jobs data added to already weak sentiment caused by Spain's banking crisis and political uncertainty in Greece. Dealers were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... $US1.2496 dollars, up from $US1.2423 in New York late Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled further on Monday as poor US jobs data added to already weak sentiment caused by Spain's banking crisis and political uncertainty in Greece. Dealers were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... $US1.2496 dollars, up from $US1.2423 in New York late Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled further on Monday as poor US jobs data added to already weak sentiment caused by Spain's banking crisis and political uncertainty in Greece. Dealers were ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... traded. The local market dropped after major indices in Europe and on Wall Street slumped on the back of disappointing US jobs figures, slow US manufacturing growth, record unemployment rates in Europe and weak Chinese manufacturing data. Australia's ...