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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 57.2 points, or 4.71 per cent, to a close at 1,156.39. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index tumbled 113.2 points, or 2.25 per cent, to 4,912.40 points, breaching key technical support at 5,000 points as investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index added 20.90 points, 1.75 per cent, to close of 1,213.60. LONDON - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares tumbled to its lowest level for more than three years on Tuesday as global financial markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... Brothers became the latest casualty of the US subprime home loan crisis and filed for bankruptcy protection. In London, the FTSE 100 index's lost 212.5 points, or 3.92 per cent, to close at 5,204.20 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX 30 shed 170.73 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... that failing investment bank Lehman Brothers finds a saviour and ease the pressure on the banking sector. In London, the FTSE 100 index was up 98.3 points, or 1.85 per cent, to 5,416.70 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX 30 rose 55.99 points, or 0.91 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... economy is at risk of recession dampened sentiment, and saw the euro strike a one-year low versus the dollar. In London, the FTSE 100 index dropped 47.8 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 5,318.4. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX 30 gave up 31.42 points, or 0.51 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... but Wall Street managed to lift after ailing US investment bank Lehman Brothers unveiled huge writedowns. In London, the FTSE 100 index finished down 49.4 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 5,366.2. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX 30 lost 23.09 points, or 0.37 per ...

Is offshore investment necessary?

... managers even bother with country allocations? Note that Australia also has a strong correlation with the United Kingdom's FTSE-100 and the Eurozone's stockmarket. The US is used as an example because it commands the biggest amount of funds Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... as the euphoria that followed news of the US Government shoring-up the housing market began to evaporate. In London, the FTSE 100 index of blue chips was down 30.7 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 5,415.6. FRANKFURT - The DAX shed 30.33 points, or 0.48 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... both the London stock exchange and the InterContinental Exchange, where Brent North Sea crude oil trades. In London, the FTSE 100 blue-chip index jumped 205.6 points, or 3.92 per cent to 5,446.30. FRANKFURT - The DAX leapt 136.3 points, or 2.22 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... 2,255.88. LONDON - European markets fell on Friday following sharp losses in Asia and overnight on Wall Street. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares shed 121.4 points, or 2.26 per cent to 5,240.7. FRANKFURT - The DAX fell 152.1 points, or 2.42 per ...