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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... and a jump in the shares of ailing Japan Airlines. But investors remained cautious ahead of the release of key monthly US jobs data later in the day. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 44.92 points to 10,022.59 to close above 10,000 for the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... The CAC 40 added 78.2 points, or 2.11 per cent, to finish at 3,785.49. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average shrugged off weak US jobs data to rise 0.2 per cent on Monday, with China-linked shares such as Kubota Corp up on hopes Chinese economic indicators ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... cent, lower at 3,707.29. TOKYO - Japanese shares ended mixed on Friday as investors took a cautious stance ahead of key US jobs data. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index had climbed 71.91 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 9,789.35 points by the close, rebounding ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... lowest close in a month, with Sony Corp and other exporters slipping as investors locked in profits on caution ahead of US jobs data. Market players said selling by hedge funds also weighed on the market. Sanyo Electric lost a fifth of its value after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks fell as worse-than-expected US jobs data fuelled concern about the economic outlook. Higher oil and precious metal prices overnight, however, should help buoy the local resources sector. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... 3598.76. TOKYO - Japanese share prices ended slightly lower on Friday as investors refrained from buying ahead of key US jobs data and a weekend meeting of world finance chiefs. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 27.53 points,or 0.27 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... per cent, to 3504.54. TOKYO - The Nikkei average hit its highest close in 10 months, buoyed by stronger-than-expected US jobs data and a report that Mitsubishi Chemical was in talks to acquire resin maker Mitsubishi Rayon. The benchmark Nikkei rose 1.1 ...

Dead cat bouncers dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... workers giving up the job search in July. Having said that, there were more positives contained in the already positive US jobs report. The average work week - a good leading indicator of future employment (working time needs to rise first before additional ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... and European equity markets declined following a disappointing report on the US service sector during July, and ahead of US jobs data due on Friday. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was three points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... per cent, to settle at 898.72. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets slid in gloomy trading as investors reeled from grim US jobs data and looked ahead to a wave of company earnings results. London's FTSE 100 index closed 0.98 per cent or 41.37 points ...