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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Australian shares have opened almost 1.5 per cent higher after the release of better-than-expected US jobs figures. The Wall Street rallied on Friday after official figures showed the US unemployment rate fell from 8.5 per cent in December to 8.3 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... the dot.com collapse. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 19.36 (1.46 per cent) to 1,344.90. LONDON - Much better-than-expected US jobs data pushed European stock markets sharply higher Friday, with the figures taken as another sign the world's biggest economy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has fallen back from a three-month high as investors wait to see fresh US jobs data and an expected deal between Greece and its creditors. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.02, down from 107.17 on ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... 0.1%. Flat, flat, flat. And on the subject of flat, investors don't want to be caught flatfooted - just in case tonight's US jobs numbers come in better or worse than consensus expectations. No one could argue that this is prudent move. But if you, I ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... took a breather on Thursday after solid gains in the previous session, as investors positioned themselves for crucial US jobs data that often set the tone for a week or two after their release. A recent run of solid US economic news has reinforced hopes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose for a fourth straight day on strong French and Spanish bond sales, the lowest US jobs claims for almost four years and hopes Greece will agree a debt deal with its creditors. The euro also strengthened against ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... a 3.8-billion-euro austerity budget this afternoon. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares gained 0.73 per cent following strong US jobs data and ahead of a French-German mini-summit aimed at thrashing out a plan to save the eurozone. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... braced for a Greek confidence vote that could oust the prime minister and trigger fresh eurozone debt turmoil. A mixed US jobs report offered some small signs of improvement, but reminded that high unemployment was well-entrenched in the slowly growing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... Asian shares were mostly higher Monday after France and Germany announced an agreement to support Europe's banks while US jobs data also supplied some unexpected good news. Dealers remained cautious after Wall Street finished last week with a loss and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... stocks on Friday closed in the red after a credit downgrade on Italy and Spain snuffed out a rally on better-than-expected US jobs numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 20.21 points (0.18 per cent) on Friday to finish at 11,103.12. The broader ...