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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... European stock markets closed down, as deflation worries deepened for the eurozone, which was locked in crucial talks with Greece over a possible restructuring of debt. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the week down 0.90 per cent on Friday at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... recovering some of their losses from the previous day. The Athens stock market had plunged over 9 per cent on Wednesday after Greece's new hard-left Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras scrapped key privatisation projects and pressed home his demand for a renegotiated ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... market looks set to open slightly higher after a fluctuating Wall Street mostly gained amid speculation the fallout of Greece's newly-elected anti-austerity party will be contained. At 0845 AEST on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... bears the risk? The ECB alone or... shared with national central banks? Which sovereign bonds to buy? All or... excluding Greece and countries with still high debt and deficits - the same ones who desperately needs QE. When does implementation start? ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... have gained, winning a boost from German data and expectations of ECB stimulus, as investors also await key elections in Greece. London's FTSE 100 index closed up 0.52 per cent to 6,620.10 points on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to a meeting of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... higher Monday, the start of a pivotal week for the region with the ECB forecast to announce fresh stimulus measures and Greece holding a snap election. In London the benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.54 per cent to end the day at 6,585.53 points compared ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... firmed to $1.2398 from $1.2378 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with fresh fears about Greece and further losses in oil prices offset by a strong rebound in Shanghai, a day after suffering its worst loss in five years. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The share market is lower as fresh concerns about political instability in Greece spooks markets around the world. European markets fell overnight after a presidential election was brought forward, which investors feared could threaten Greece's bailout ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... Bank has now changed its guesstimate from steady interest rates to two interest rate cuts early next year. Then there's Greece. It's back in the limelight and causing trouble again as usual. The Athens Stock Exchange General Index dropped by 12.8% as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... lower following Wall Street down as global stocks fall on concern over growth in China and potential political fallout in Greece. At 0857 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,288. Global equities ...