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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... LONDON - European stock markets showed solid gains, with investors showing renewed optimism about the state of the world economy following positive data from Europe and Japan. News of a reduction in British borrowing costs and a stronger-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... index. LONDON - European stock exchanges suffered sharp falls on fears that the Greek debt crisis could drag down the world economy. The London FTSE 100 index shed 137.97, or 2.62 per cent, to 5,123.02. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed down 193.17 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... credit tightening in China and fears over the fledgling economic recovery. A United Nations report found that the world economy would rebound in 2010 with 2.4 per cent growth, but it warned that it could slump back into recession if state stimulus spending ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... stock markets rose on Monday amid mounting hopes that third-quarter earnings results will provide more evidence the world economy is enjoying a solid recovery. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 20.86 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 9,885.8. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... despite cautious forecasts from the IMF. The International Monetary Fund said in its major half-yearly report that the world economy is recovering from steep recession but the crisis is not over as unemployment rises and banks remain weak, London's FTSE ...

HSBC unveils EM equity fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... stabilisers for the global economy. Over the next ten years, we expect to continue to see a fundamental rebalancing of the world economy towards these markets, especially Asia." The HSBC Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund allows investors to gain exposure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... Thursday after US stocks climbed for a fourth straight day on renewed optimism about prospects for a recovery in the world economy. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 201.53 points, or 1.95 per cent, to 10,513.67. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... per cent, to 4484.1 points. NEW YORK - The US stock market ended a strong August with a dip as worries about the world economy reappear. Stocks finished lower on Monday after a 6.7 per cent plunge in China's main index spread fears that a slowdown in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... around noon after Wall Street suffered its biggest loss in two months on a bleaker-than-expected forecast for the world economy. At 1228 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 119.8 points, or 3.06 per cent, at 3,798.4, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... beginning on Tuesday. LONDON - European stock exchanges suffered sharp falls on renewed fears for the health of the world economy. The London FTSE 100 index shed 2.57 per cent, or 111.88 points, to close at 4,234.05 points. FRANKFURT - The Dax fell 3.02 ...