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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... broad-based S&P 500 rose 9.29 (0.67 per cent) to 1,399.98, while the tech-rich Nasdaq added 20.98 (0.69 per cent) to 3,050.61. LONDON - European stock markets closed mixed as flat US jobs data and weak earnings from major banks offset any positive impact ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... strong earnings. The broad-based S&P 500, which includes both Apple and Boeing, gained 18.72 (1.36 per cent) to 1,390.69. LONDON - European stocks rose sharply as robust corporate results offset weak economic data and markets waited for the US Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... 500-stock index dropped 11.59 (0.84 per cent) to 1,366.94, while the tech-rich Nasdaq slid 30.00 (1.00 per cent) to 2,970.45. LONDON - European stocks fell after a key economic indicator pointed to more growth troubles for the eurozone and political ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... data from Germany and as investors looked ahead to a key IMF meeting and weekend French elections. In afternoon deals, London's FTSE 100 index gained 0.33 per cent to 5,763.55 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed 0.91 percent to 6,731.96 points and in ...

Market Wrap-Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... to 1,378.53 points. However the Nasdaq fell 7.11 points, or 0.2 per cent to 3,000.45 as Apple shares sank 2.5 per cent. LONDON - European stock markets and the euro were firmer after solid business confidence data from Germany and as investors looked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... broader S&P 500 was down 8.22 (0.59 per cent) to 1,376.92, while the Nasdaq was down 23.89 (0.79 per cent) to 3,007.56. LONDON - European stock markets retreated after a successful Spanish bond sale failed to allay fears over the eurozone debt crisis ...

HSBC announces first int'l RMB bond

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... territories. The move dovetailed with an initiative launched by George Osborne, British chancellor of the exchequer, to make London a centre for offshore RMB trade. "Today's event emphasises that we are not prepared to let anyone steal a march on us ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... The broader S&P 500 lost 5.64 (0.41 per cent) to 1,385.14, while the Nasdaq dropped 11.37 (0.37 per cent) to 3,031.45. LONDON - European stock markets fell back on Wednesday and shares in Madrid plunged as investors kept a watchful eye on Spain and Italy ...

UK manager enters local market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
London-based investment house, Advance Emerging Capital, has partnered with Melbourne's AFM Investment Partners to enter the Australian institutional market. Advance Emerging Capital focuses on emerging and frontier markets and will work with AFM to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... other main macro news coming out was the IMF upgrading the 2012/2013 growth expectations for the world." At the close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies was up 1.78 per cent at 5,766.95 points. US shares surged, led by a huge jump from ...