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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... off gloom in the world economy. The tumble began after a weak opening on Wall Street, driven down by scepticism over a US jobs stimulus and doubts about European banks, especially after the IMF chief reiterated her urgent plea that lenders recapitalise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... major equities news. In Australia, the market on Monday closed weaker, extending losses from early trade as disappointing US jobs data continued to take its toll on stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 101 points, or 2.38 per cent, at 4,141.9 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
Australian shares were weaker at noon, extending losses from early trade as disappointing US jobs data continued to take its toll on stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 88.6 points, or 2.1 per cent, at 4,154.3 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... due out later this week, including domestic retail sales figures and capital expenditure, Chinese Manufacturing PMI and US jobs data. Mr Waterer said any positive data released this week, locally or abroad, should see expectations of forthcoming interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower following poor US jobs data and as the market waits for a speech from the US central bank chairman. At 0700 (AEST) on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.31 US cents, down from 104.56 cents on Thursday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... cent to 1199.38, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.94 per cent to 2532.41 following a better-than-expected US jobs report and hints of progress in Europe's debt crisis. Stocks experienced wild swings after the US Labour Department reported ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Australian share market continued to lose ground in intraday trading with uncertainty over the carbon tax, disappointing US jobs figures and China's surging inflation dragging shares down. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... overseas (and) the oil price is down," CommSec chief economist Craig James said. The drop will come courtesy of disappointing US jobs figures which triggered falls of up to 0.7 per cent on Wall Street indices on Friday. Only 18,000 jobs were created ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - European stock markets closed higher as better-than-expected US jobs data helped offset persistent concerns over how and when the eurozone debt crisis can be resolved. Dealers said there was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... took a hit after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned there had been a "loss of momentum" in the already tepid US jobs market. In Tokyo, worries over the lack of positive direction in the economy both locally and globally weighed on sentiment ...