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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... client adviser Bill Bishop said the Australian market had followed strong overseas leads, especially from Europe. European stocks and the euro rallied on Monday as traders tracked Spanish debt strains and the revival of a merger bid by commodities sector ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... month from Europe and Asia. It was the first showing of expansion after three months of contraction. LONDON - European stocks and the euro rallied on Monday as traders tracked Spanish debt strains and the revival of a merger bid by commodities sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... jump in starts on single-family homes. Apple held above the $700 line, adding 0.03 per cent at $702.10. LONDON - European stocks have closed higher, lifted by US housing data and Japan's extra economic stimulus following similar moves from the US Federal ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... 28.68 (2.04 per cent) to 1,432.12, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 66.54 (2.17 per cent) to 3,135.81. LONDON - European stocks rallied and borrowing rates for Spain and Italy slid as markets hailed exceptional bond-buying measures from the European ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... those two letters - Q and E or in Mario's case, B and B (bond buying). To illustrate: Bloomberg headline 2:07AM: "European Stocks Decline on U.S. Manufacturing Report" This talked about reports that the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... 0.8 per cent, to 1,399.48 and the Nasdaq composite slid 32.48 points, or 1.05 per cent, to 3,048.71. LONDON - European stocks tumbled on downbeat eurozone business and consumer confidence and as expectations dimmed that US Federal Reserve chairman Ben ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... China and the eurozone released Thursday increased concerns about the slowdown in the global economy. LONDON - European stocks closed lower and the euro rose as traders wondered whether China and the United States, the world's two biggest economies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... sector activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 13,096.17, up a hefty 217.29 points (1.69 per cent). European stocks closed higher, rebounding strongly from the previous day's heavy losses, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... 100,000 jobs would be gained and the jobless rate to hold at 8.2 per cent for a third straight month. LONDON - European stocks closed higher, rebounding strongly from the previous day's heavy losses, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... "Markets have a way of balancing themselves out. People oversold yesterday and are pulling back a bit today." European stocks fell sharply, the euro hit a 12-year low against the yen and Spanish borrowing costs reached record highs on speculation Spain ...