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Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... around the world. These -- along with the economic recessions they induced -- halted both the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrials index record breaking run of 2007. The S&P 500 index plunged by 56.8% from (what was then its record closing high) ...

S&P DJI eyes aligned advice groups with new role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) is recruiting for a role as part of a move to tap into the aligned financial advice dealer groups with its exchange-traded fund (ETF) indices. Until now the bank-aligned advice sector has proved difficult for ETF providers ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... a strong jobs report fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin to reduce its huge stimulus soon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained a hefty 198.69 points (1.26 per cent) at 16,020.20. The broad-based S&P 500 advanced 20.06 (1.12 per ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... said the central bank could scale back its stimulus program "in coming months". At the closing bell on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 65.25 (0.41 per cent) at 15,901.78. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 6.38 (0.36 per cent) to 1,781.49 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... need for markets to absorb recent gains after a number of records in the last couple of weeks. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21.35 points (0.14 per cent) to 15,617.77. The broad-based S&P 500 dipped 5.11 (0.29 per cent) to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... quiet day essentially flat ahead of a two-day US Federal Reserve policy meeting that concludes Wednesday (US time). The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 1.35 points (0.01 per cent) to 15,568.93. The broad-based S&P 500 tacked on 2.34 (0.13 per cent) ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... 5,351.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended little changed as investors took a breather after last week's hefty gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday fell 7.45 points (0.05 per cent) to 15,392.20. The broad-based S&P 500 increased 0.16 (0.01 ...

ASX launches S&P/ASX200 VIX futures

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... last week of new ASX resources and financial sector futures products. Alex Matturri, chief executive of S&P Dow Jones Indices, said: "The launch of S&P/ASX VIX futures is set to change how investors can measure and trade the financial markets in Australia." ...

ASX launches new resources, financial sector futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... mostly lower, as investors watched a Washington budget debate as the deadline for funding the government looms. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66.79 (0.43 per cent) to 15,334.59 on Tuesday. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 4.42 (0.26 per cent) ...