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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... tests and would boost its dividend by 20 per cent and embark on a $15 billion share buyback program. LONDON - European stocks have rallied on robust economic data from Germany and the US with traders also buoyed by the extra breathing room granted struggling ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... Yes, they took extra care to impress on us all that it was only a softer tone. Really? Wall Street closed higher, European stocks were down, but by just a flimsy 0.04% (DJ/Euro Stoxx-50), the Nikkei-225 and the S&P/ASX 200 both fell by 0.4% - not outside ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... per cent, to 1,352.63. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite rose 25.37 points, or 0.90 per cent to 2,935.69. LONDON - European stocks and the euro turned positive, staunching sharp losses seen a day earlier on equity markets as investors did a bit of bargain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... (1.53 per cent) to 1,343.3. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite slid 40.16 points (1.36 per cent) to 2,910.32. LONDON - European stocks fell sharply and the euro slipped on a warning of a mild euro zone recession, uncertainty over the Greek debt swap and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... (0.17 per cent) to 1,365.74, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite added 6.77 (0.23 per cent) to 2,963.75. LONDON - European stocks closed mostly firmer Friday after strong gains across Asia, while the euro hit a two-month dollar high after powerhouse ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... Poor's 500 was down about a point at 1,350. The Nasdaq composite is up a fraction of a point at 2,932. LONDON - European stocks slipped after disappointing US retail sales data, having largely taken in stride a Moody's ratings cut on six European nations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... Poor's 500 index edged up less than a point, at 1,347. The Nasdaq composite rose two points to 2,906. LONDON - European stocks gave up early gains to close mixed as investors grew impatient for Greece to finally seal a bailout deal with creditors and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... (0.21 per cent) to 1,347.18, while the Nasdaq Composite edged up 2.18 points (0.08 per cent) to 2,904.17. LONDON - European stocks closed narrowly mixed as the markets kept a wary eye on developments in Greece where the government meets soon on another ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... while the S&P 500, a broader measure of the markets, slipped 0.55 point (0.04 per cent) to 1,312.46. LONDON - European stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes that governments were making progress in their fight to contain the debt crisis, but they lost their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... after the better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data, while a successful French bond sale and gains in European stocks also lent support. However, the eurozone debt cloud continued to hang over trade as Friday's downgrade of nine countries, including ...