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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... points, or 3.13 per cent, to 3,116.41 points. TOKYO - Asian markets were mixed as investors sought firm signals ahead of the US jobs data. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 63.78 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 9,876.15 points. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng ...

Happy Americans, happy world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... prices, taken with falling mortgage rates, have already increased housing affordability. Sure concern remains about the US jobs market which could make the turnaround in housing a slow process. But even this is improving. It must be the spring and coming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... per cent, to 1,293.85. LONDON - Most European and US stock indices fell modestly on Friday as early gains following an US jobs report that was no worse than expected dissipated amid ongoing fears about the state of the world's largest economy. In the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... mixed on Thursday as investors digested interest rate decisions in Britain and the eurozone plus weaker-than-expected US jobs data, dealers said. The Bank of England slashed British interest rates by half a percentage point to a fresh historic low of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... points. TOKYO - Japanese stocks ended slightly lower, giving up early gains as investors turned cautious ahead of key US jobs data. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 6.73 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 7,917.51. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... on Monday, with high tech shares such as Advantest Corp down on profit-taking as trade thinned on investor fears about US jobs data due out later this week. The benchmark Nikkei fell 115.05 points, or 1.35 per cent, to 8,397.22. HONG KONG - The benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... European stock markets closed sharply higher, getting a boost from gains on Wall Street as investors bet that a very weak US jobs report would prompt more interest rate cuts. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares gained 92.55, or 2.17 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... to 4,304.01. TOKYO - Japanese share prices closed down 1.04 per cent on Thursday amid caution ahead of the release of US jobs data, with losses in commodity shares and shipping companies dragging down the index. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... 4.638 per cent from 4.622 per cent. LONDON - European share markets posted sharp gains in response to better-than-expected US jobs data and positive corporate results. In London the FTSE 100 index jumped 101.50 points to 5,420.70 FRANKFURT - The DAX ...

More Weak Indicators

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... Continuing claims fell by 9,000 to 3.107 million for the week ending July 12. This report points to further weakness in the US jobs market. The official employment report will be released on 1 August. Meanwhile, the US National Association of Realtors ...