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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... points, or 1.15 per cent, to close at 11,885.42. The S&P 500 index lost 14.52 points, or 1.12 per cent, to 1,281.87. The Nasdaq composite index fell 33.64, or 1.25 per cent, to 2,667.33. Nearly four stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... points, or 0.6 per cent, at 1,296.39. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 51.24, or 0.43 per cent, AT 11,993.16. The Nasdaq composite was down 14.64, or 0.54 per cent, at 2,700.97. Two stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... industrial average gained 59.79 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 12,044.40. The S&P 500 rose 9.17, or 0.7 per cent, to 1,304.28. The Nasdaq composite gained 14.59, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,715.61. In addition to the earthquake, oil prices fell after a scheduled ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... the major US equity indices slumped... big time. Falls of nearly 2.0 per cent overnight took the S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq back down to their January levels. All because something -- some nasty things -- happened along the way to the "Day of Rage." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... this year. NEW YORK - US stocks plunged Thursday on worries of higher oil prices and an economic slowdown, with the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes all losing more than 1.8 per cent in the day. A wider-than-expected US trade deficit and a rare trade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... finish at 12,213.09. The broad-market S&P 500 index retreated 1.80 points (0.14 per cent) to 1,320.02, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite shed 14.05 points (0.51 per cent) at 2,751.72. Crude oil prices fell in New York and rose in London as forces ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... 11.69, or 0.9 per cent, to 1,321.82. Energy companies were the only group in the S&P index to fall, losing 0.6 per cent. The Nasdaq composite rose 20.14, or 0.7 per cent, to 2,765.77. Bond prices fell, pushing yields higher. The yield on the 10-year ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Wall Street found some things ain't right last night. The S&P ended 0.8 per cent down, the Dow 0.7 per cent weaker and the Nasdaq dropped by 1.4 per cent. But with all the negative spins being bandied around - it's hard to tell which one the market's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... The S&P 500 index, a broader measure of the markets, fell 11.02 points (0.83 per cent) to 1,310.13, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite shed 39.04 points (1.40 percent) at 2,745.63. "We expect global stock prices will remain volatile following daily ...

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... confirming that the US recovery is strengthening. The S&P 500 closed up 1.5 per cent, the Dow ended 1.7 per cent higher and the Nasdaq jumped 1.8 per cent. This is what you'll find as you surf cyberspace for commentaries by the financial market literati. ...