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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... Russell 2000, an index of small companies, lost 1.3 per cent. The S&P 500 fell 4.60 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,356.62. The Nasdaq composite fell 22.46, or 0.8 per cent, at 2,841.62. The Dow Jones industrial average inched out a gain of 0.15 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... mission in Pakistan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 3.41 points (0.03 per cent) to 12,807.13 in closing trade. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 10.01 points (0.35 per cent) to 2,863.53, while the broad-based S&P 500 index retreated 2.54 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... up 47.23 points to finish at 12,810.54. The broader S&P 500 index advanced 3.13 points to 1363.61, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite edged up 1.01 points at 2873.54. Commsec market analyst Juliette Saly said high commodity prices were helping the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... up 47.23 points to finish at 12,810.54. The broader S&P 500 index advanced 3.13 points to 1363.61, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite edged up 1.01 points at 2873.54. Oil got a boost from the weaker US dollar on Friday, with benchmark crude for June ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72.35 points (0.57 per cent) to finish the session at 12,763.31. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite edged up 2.65 points (0.09 per cent) to 2,872.53, a 10-year peak. The S&P 500 index, a broad measure of ...

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... Street did. The S&P 500 closed 0.6 per cent higher last night. The Dow ended 0.8 per cent on the up and up and so did the Nasdaq. And hear this, the Russell 2000 Index of small US stocks partied to a fresh record high of 858.31 points. As they should. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... 4,872.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index slipped 41.7 points, or 0.83 per cent, to 4,954 points. NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Composite index hit its highest level in more than 10 years on Wednesday as US stocks pushed upward after the Federal ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... or shall I say, dip buyers were all geared up. The S&P 500 and the Dow jumped to their highest levels since 2008 and the Nasdaq since 2007. For confidence was up, consumer confidence that is. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leapt 115.49 points (0.93 per cent) to finish at 12,595.37. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite gained 21.66 points (0.77 per cent) at 2,847.54 and the S&P 500, a broad measure of the markets, added 11.99 ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... did recover, "and then some" more last night. The Dow jumped by 1.5 per cent, the S&P 500 gained by 1.4 per cent and the Nasdaq soared by 2.1 per cent. It's becoming apparent now that those who listen to Standard & Poor's have very poor standards. They've ...