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Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... is little economic data coming out of the US this week. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) housing market index is expected to remain steady at a reading of 16 for August. This will be followed by US housing starts figures, which are expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Jones Industrial Average lost 205.67 points, or 1.78 per cent, to 13,3787.02 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index dropped 16.68 points to 1,267.38. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite declined 4.17 points to 2,325.55. The yield on the 10-year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Jones Industrial Average jumped 186.13 points, or 1.63 per cent, to 11,583.69 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index added 21.06 points to 1,284.26. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite advanced 10.10 points to 2,329.72. Bond prices declined as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... Jones Industrial Average jumped 266.48 points, or 2.39 per cent, to 11,397.56 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index added 28.83 points to 1,263.20. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite advanced 55.41 points to 2,319.62. The yield on the 10-year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... Jones Industrial Average plunged 239.61 points, or 2.11 per cent, to 11,131.08 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index lost 22.39 points to 1,234.37. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite slipped 46.31 points to 2,264.22. LONDON - European stock exchanges ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.41 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 11,370.69 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index added 5.22 points to 1,257.76. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite gained 30.42 points, or 1.33 per cent, to 2,310.43. The yield ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... slowed markedly in recent months and is now in negative. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index -- an indicator of home sales and expectations for future home building -- will also be released on Wednesday. The index is ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... and are unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities which are issued by the bank and linked to the performance of a market index.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... technology-heavy Nasdaq composite tumbled 79.89 points, or 3.33 per cent, to 2,321.37 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index retreated 38.82 points, or 2.94 per cent, to 1,283.15. The market got off to a weak start after a broker downgrade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... or 0.97 per cent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 5,142.1 points, up 64.06 or 1.26 per cent. ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 7,778.93 points, up 125.22 or 1.64 per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei stock average rose 0.35 per cent to hit a four-month ...