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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... broader Standard & 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... added 2.85 points (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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... composite fell 17 points to 2,888. The declines follow a big gain on Friday after a surprisingly good US employment report. LONDON - Markets were in a cautious mood on Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... best close since December 2000 and the dot.com collapse. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 19.36 (1.46 per cent) to 1,344.90. LONDON - Much better-than-expected US jobs data pushed European stock markets sharply higher Friday, with the figures taken as another ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... points to 2,860. Bond prices didn't move much either. The yield inched down to 1.82 per cent from 1.83 per cent Wednesday. LONDON - Markets took a breather on Thursday after solid gains in the previous session, as investors positioned themselves for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... 11.67 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 1,324.08. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 34.43 points, or 1.22 per cent, to 2,848.27. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply higher on Wednesday as positive Chinese manufacturing helped to offset concerns over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... cent) to 2,813.40, 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... Dow. The last time the index had a longer period of such small moves was a 34-day stretch that started December 3, 2010. LONDON - European stock indices fell back on concerns over Greece's ability to reduce its massive debt and the release of disappointing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... stocks slightly outnumbered rising ones on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was above average at 4.5 billion shares. LONDON - World stock markets rose on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... up 1.87 points (0.07 per cent) to 2,786.04, while the broad-based S&P 500 lost 1.55 points (0.12 per cent) to 1,314.45. LONDON - A game of brinkmanship between European leaders and Greek bondholders drove stock markets lower on Tuesday as investors worried ...