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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... on Wednesday after a key report on private-sector hiring suggested the ailing labour market was turning a corner. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 71.60 points (0.58 per cent) to 12,350.61. The broad-based S&P 500 index advanced 8.82 points (0.67 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... confidence fell less than some analysts had feared. Home Depot Inc rose 2.3 per cent, the most of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones industrial average. The retailer said it would buy $1 billion of its own stock with cash from selling bonds. Rising gas ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... expecting. Sales rose in every region but the Northeast, but remained below what is considered a healthy level. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 17 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 12,238 in afternoon trading Monday. The broader S&P 500 index rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... to extend their rally and close the first positive week this month amid Japan's disaster and fighting in Libya. The Dow Jones Industrial Average put on 50.03 points to 12,220.59, while the broader S&P 500 gained 4.14 (0.32 per cent) to 1,313.80. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... NEW YORK - US stocks rose Thursday on stronger corporate earnings and hopes that the job market may be improving. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 85 points, or 0.7 per cent, to close at 12,171. The S&P 500 index rose 12, or 0.9 per cent, to 1,310. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... massive reconstruction efforts in Japan pushed some sectors higher, despite some poor US data on sales of new homes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index rose 0.56 per cent, the broad-based S&P 500 index advanced 0.29 per cent and the Nasdaq index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... late-day rally pushed the three major equity indices into positive territory," said Sara Kline of Moody's Analytics. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 67.39 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 12,086.02 points. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 3.77 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... cent at 4,737.7 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street edged lower on Tuesday, ending a three-day rally that had lifted the Dow Jones industrial average above 12,000 for the first time since an earthquake hit Japan more than a week ago. The Dow dipped 17.90 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... with big gains on Monday on a major telecommunications deal and signs that Japan's nuclear crisis was stabilizing. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,000 for the first time since a nuclear power plant in Japan failed following a massive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... in Europe and Asia, despite the nuclear emergency in Japan and more tensions on the oil-rich Arabian peninsula. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index rose 83.93 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 11,858.52 points.