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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... lower, by 111.86 points, at 9,380.35, an 11-week low. Singapore ended down 1.02 per cent, by 31.94 points, at 3,113.73. US jobs data released Friday sent US stocks down as the Labor Department reported that the economy added a paltry 54,000 jobs in May. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Disappointing US jobs data and lower base metals prices dragged the Australian share market lower in opening trade, with all sectors of the local market losing ground. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.5 points lower at 4562.6, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... Friday as the euro rallied strongly, supported by hopes of a deal to resolve Greek's debt crisis and very disappointing US jobs data. Dealers said news that the US economy generated only 54,000 new jobs in May, one quarter of the previous month and way ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... per cent to 4,058.01 points while in Frankfurt the DAX rose 1.56 per cent to 7,492.25 points. Surprisingly upbeat data US jobs data boosted European shares in the afternoon following earnings reports in the morning. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares dropped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... was in line with economists' estimate, however, and had little shock value on the markets, although unexpectedly high US jobs figures did hit sentiment, analysts said. Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell turned in a 60-per cent net profit leap for the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... Portugal seeking a debt bailout, more Middle East unrest - but had coped well for most of the day, finding support in strong US jobs data. They said the US figures bolstered the case for a strong US economic recovery, helping stocks, but reports of a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... more damage to its banking sector. LONDON - European stock markets closed higher on Friday after a stronger-than-expected US jobs report bolstered hopes for a strong recovery and justified the optimism behind recent price gains. The US lead helped ease ...

Goldi-jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... menacing events still threaten to take optimism away - optimism derived from Fed money. The slow (but steady) improvement in US jobs belies murmurs that the Fed is about to terminate QE2. The March US employment numbers are gold - or more accurately ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... the DAX slipped 0.06 per cent to 6,934.44 points. Dealers said investors appeared to adjusting positions ahead of key US jobs data due Friday which will set the tone and put recent weaker figures in perspective. Elsewhere in Europe, Amsterdam added 0.37 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... index, which is up 3.9 per cent over the week, was boosted by a 0.70 per cent gain on the Dow in New York after strong US jobs data. Dealers were also in buying mood thanks to better-than-expected results from state-run Bank of China, which lifted hopes ...