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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... in France was up 20.05 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 2,694.25. TOKYO - Japanese shares fell sharply, with the broad market index sinking to a 25-year low as investors took profits despite news that the economy shrank less than thought in the last quarter. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... or by 122.05 points, at 2,750.55. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei sank to a near four-month low on Friday while the broad-market index fell to its lowest point in 25 years after Wall Street tumbled in the wake of gloomy economic data. The Nikkei-225 dropped 141.27 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... homebuilders' confidence sank to a new low this month. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index released Wednesday afternoon dropped one point to 8 in January. The index was at 9 for the previous two months. Earnings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... blue-chip index. The Nasdaq rose 22.20 points, or 1.49 per cent, to 1,511.84 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index added 1.23 points, or 0.15 per cent, to a preliminary close of 843.85. LONDON - Global stock markets reeled from another series ...

FMs back a winner 50pc of the time

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... period. In addition, Rainmaker found just eight out of 14 emerging market equity funds outperformed the MSCI Emerging Market index. The old adage that 'past performance is not a reflection of future returns' is still relevant, Field said. "Track records ...

Dow Jones launches Islamic ASEAN index

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Dow Jones Indexes. "The index further broadens the geographical coverage of the well sought after Dow Jones Islamic Market index series which follows a unique methodology and has set the standard for Islamic indexing in the past decade." The DJIM ASEAN ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... 11,022.06. The Nasdaq composite added 30.89 points, or 1.43 per cent, to 2,186.57, and the Standard & Poor's broad-market index increased 23.31 points, or 1.97 per cent, to 1,209.18. LONDON - The London FTSE index rose 101.4 points, or 1.99 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... tech-dominated Nasdaq composite tumbled 44.12 points, or 1.83 per cent, to 2,367.52 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index retreated 17.85 points, or 1.37 per cent, to settle at 1,282.83. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed lower on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... tech-dominated Nasdaq composite tumbled 44.12 points, or 1.83 per cent, to 2,367.52 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index retreated 17.85 points, or 1.37 per cent, to settle at 1,282.83. LONDON - European stock markets closed higher on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... to 11,386.25 and the Nasdaq dropped 49.12 points, or 2.03 per cent, to 2,365.59. The Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index shed 25.36 points, or 1.96 per cent, to 1,266.84. LONDON - European stock markets finished lower in quiet trade, with London ...