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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... Geithner told Congressional lawmakers in a letter Monday that the agency is taking steps to postpone a default. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 47.38 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 12,548.37. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 8.30 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... one of the few stocks not to lose ground in early morning trade, he said. Telstra shares remained flat at $2.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 100.17 points, or 0.79 per cent, to finish at 12,595.75. The broader S&P 500 index slid 10.88 points ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... finished talking through the strengths of ETFs when Murphy shared the case study with the audience. In 2008, iShares Dow Jones Real Estate ETF, which went long on US real estate, returned -39.82 per cent over the year, he said. "What return would you ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... off US inflation and consumer confidence reports and weighed disappointing company earnings and a firmer dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 100.17 points, or 0.79 per cent, to finish at 12,595.75. The broader S&P 500 index slid 10.88 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... consumer staples, amid concerns about high fuel prices eroding consumer spending and cutting into corporate earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 65.89 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 12,695.92. The S&P 500 added 6.57, or 0.5 per cent, to 1,348.65. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... demand for commodities and a drop in the euro led to a broad stock sell-off on Wall Street on Wednesday that pulled the Dow Jones industrial average down by 130 points. Stocks fell broadly, with energy and materials companies suffering the worst declines. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... shares pushed higher on Tuesday after Microsoft's $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype gave a strong bump to tech stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 75.68 points (0.60 per cent) at 12,760.36 in closing trade. The broader S&P 500 index gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... shares pushed higher on Tuesday after Microsoft's $8.5 billion deal to buy Skype gave a strong bump to tech stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 75.68 points (0.60 per cent) at 12,760.36 in closing trade. The broader S&P 500 index gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... work. The news on job growth helped lift the dollar, nudged up oil prices and reversed a four-day slump for stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 54.57 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 12,638.74. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.10 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... 1220 AEST was 1.39 billion shares worth $2.52 billion, with 547 stocks down, 387 up, and 383 unchanged. Overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 83.93 points, or 0.7 per cent, to close at 12,723.58. The average of 30 large companies is still ...