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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... 4,105.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 183.2 points, or 4.21 per cent, weaker at 4,169.7. NEW YORK - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.54 per cent on Friday to close at 11,444.61 after a roller-coaster day on the markets, ending ...

Markets crash as recession fears hit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... days of large falls that have wiped an estimated $65 billion from the market's value. Bloomberg market data showed the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 512.76 points or 4.3% overnight to close at 11,383.7 while the S&P 500 Index was down 60.27 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... which is the poor US economic data. "The European situation is not helping either. It's an added weight on things. "The Dow Jones is off 11.5 per cent from this year's highs, so it's a massive move, and there was a four per cent fall overnight." The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... rebounded overnight after heavy selling earlier in the week. US stocks closed flat to higher in overnight trade, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended an eight-day losing streak. "Clearly, there was a bit of a bounce in US stocks overnight, to rally ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... 2011, as poor economic data overshadowed a congressional deal to raise the country's debt ceiling and avoid default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 265.87 points, or 2.19 per cent, to 11,866.62. The broader S&P 500 dropped by 2.56 per cent and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... government's debt ceiling and averting a potentially disastrous default headed for a contentious vote in Congress. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 10.75 points (0.09 per cent) to close at 12,132.49. The broader S&P 500 dropped 5.34 points (0.41 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... in Washington would provoke a ruinous default or a downgrade of the United States' credit rating. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 4.2 per cent, the S&P 500 dropped 3.9 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 3.6 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... to the debt-limit standoff in Washington, with the deadline for potential financial disaster only five days away. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 62.44 points (0.51 per cent) to settle at 12,240.11. It has now fallen for five straight trading ...

Higher US interest rates possible on downgrade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... agreement on raising the debt ceiling. US markets suffered their worst one-day drop in two months overnight with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling for the fourth straight day, down 198.75 points, or 1.6% to 12,302.55, the Wall Street Journal reported. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... markets. The country would likely lose its triple-A credit rating, causing interest rates to soar. Stocks could plunge. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 91.50 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 12,501.30. The Dow was already down 40 points in afternoon ...