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Better days are getting happier

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... last night. Better days are getting happier. Happy days are getting better. Wall Street is happy and it knows it. The Dow Jones Index closed at its highest level since 2007 and the S&P 500 Index ended above 1,400 points (1,402.60) to be precise) - the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... investors digested a batch of economic data that suggested the recovery is picking up steam. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 58.66 points (0.44 per cent) to 13,252.76. The broad-market S&P 500 added 8.32 (0.60 per cent) to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... expectations that the unemployment rate would keep falling, helped Wall Street post its biggest gains of the year and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surge past the 13,000 mark overnight. That had given local shares a boost, sending the market close ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... JPMorgan Chase's announcement of a huge share buyback and dividend hike. After a sharp surge higher in the final hour the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 217.97 points (1.68 per cent) to 13,177.68. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 24.87 (1.81 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... Reserve policy board meeting that analysts hope will give them a better idea of where the US economy is headed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index rose 37.69 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 12,959.71 points. The broad-based S&P 500 index dipped 0.22 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... Federal Reserve policy board meeting that analysts hope will provide a better picture of the US economy's direction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 37.69 points (0.29 per cent) at 12,959.71. The broad-based S&P 500 lost 0.22 points (0.02 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... about 11 stocks up for every 10 that had fallen at 1200 AEDT. Wall Street closed higher on Friday night (AEDT) - the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.11 per cent, the S&P500 ended up 0.36 per cent and the NASDAQ finished 0.60 per cent firmer. Meanwhile ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... confirmed an improvement in the ailing labour market and Greece struck a private-debt deal to avert a near-term default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 14.08 points (0.11 per cent) to finish the week at 12,922.02. The broad-based S&P 500 advanced ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... Chandler had decided against investing in Gunns. Gunns shares last traded at 16 cents. On Wall Street on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index gained 70.61 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 12,907.94 points on news that Greece had achieved more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... buoyed by reports that Greece had achieved the minimum support needed to push its huge private-debt writeoff through. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 70.61 points (0.55 per cent) at 12,907.94. The broad-based S&P 500 added 13.28 (0.98 per ...