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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... on the US economy's biggest problems - banks and housing - and responded with a rally that propelled the Dow Jones industrials up nearly 500 points. Investors added rocket fuel on Monday to a two-week-old advance, cheering the government's plan to help ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... ANZ was up 31 cents to $14.86 and Commonwealth Bank was up three cents to $34.03. On Friday on Wall Street, the Dow industrials fell 122.42, or 1.65 per cent, to 7,278.38. The S&P 500 index fell 15.5, or 1.98 per cent, to 768.54, and the Nasdaq composite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... investors became concerned that the huge injection of money into the economy could cause inflation. On Friday, the Dow industrials fell 122.42, or 1.65 per cent, to 7,278.38. The S&P 500 index fell 15.5, or 1.98 per cent, to 768.54, and the Nasdaq composite ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... was not eying another downgrade. Many investors had expected deeper cuts for GE, the oldest member of the Dow Jones industrials. GE stock jumped more than ten per cent, helping drive the Dow back above the 7,000 mark. Shortly before close, the Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... announcement about a capital raising. They last traded at $2.83. Wall Street fell on Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to new six-year lows, down 100.28 points to 7,365.67. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 8.89, or 1.14 per cent, to settle ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Ordinaries index fell 45 points, or 1.32 per cent, to 3,353. NEW YORK - Wall Street fell on Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to new six-year lows as investors around the world keep selling on pessimism about the global economy. Financial stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... Productivity rose by 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, however, more than twice what analysts expected. At the end, the Dow industrials settled up 106.41, or 1.34 per cent, to 8,063.07. The Dow had been down 111 points in the first hour of trading. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... Potter said the materials sector was the worst performer on the local bourse followed by consumer discretionaries, industrials and financials. "It's pretty ugly," Mr Potter said. "We're in the depths of a bear market and no-one knows when it is going ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... two-day rally as downbeat corporate news reminded investors that the economy's troubles won't soon ease. The Dow Jones industrials fell 225 points, while broader indexes showed more moderate declines. Investors worry that companies' difficulties could ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... 1.12 per cent, to $31.64 but BHP Billiton shares lifted 56 cents, or 2.14 per cent, to $26.71. On Friday, the Dow industrials jumped 3.09 per cent to 8,635.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.65 per cent to 876.07, and the Nasdaq composite index ...