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Equities' erratic flight path

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... fund had a 1.78 per cent fall in nett assets value, and BNP is due to give an update on the Parvest Dynamic ABS fund, on Friday. Meanwhile, Standard & Poor's chief economist David Wyss, currently lecturing in Sydney, is fending off criticism that S&P ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... points at 2,561.25. LONDON - The UK stock market was closed on Monday for August Bank Holiday and will reopen today. On Friday, the FTSE 100 gained 0.37 per cent, or 23.2 points, to close at 6,220.1. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 7,485.99 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket remained high at midday after markets in the United States rose strongly on Friday. At 1209 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 97.4 points to 6185.9, and the all ordinaries was up 96.7 points to 6183.9. On the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... Ltd, Ramsay Health Care Ltd, IBA Health Ltd, WorleyParsons, and Zinifex Ltd all will release full year results today. On Friday, the Australian stock market ended the week lower, bringing an end to a four-day rally, with the big miners both ending softer ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... America, but it's nothing new... Until we get a handle on it, I think the markets are going to be jumpy," he said. "From last Friday's close, the markets are up 441 points in the all ordinaries, so I think we've got to keep that in perspective. "We've ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... in a comeback that has kept its momentum up since the US Federal Reserve announced a reduction to its discount rate on Friday. However, credit market concerns still linger and have limited the increases. The FTSE 100 closed up 14.5 points to 6,078.7. ...

The big bounce

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... and a dip in oil prices as Hurricane Dean missed the Mexican Gulf Oil installations. Just before Wall Street opened on Friday the US Federal Reserve slashed its discount rate to banks and extended overnight loans to 30 days, which prompted yesterdays ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... percentage gain in almost ten years yesterday as global markets were boosted by the US Federal Reserve's intervention last Friday to stabilise credit markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index soared 261.6 points, or 4.61 per cent, to 5932.6. The All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, after the US Federal Reserve's market intervention last Friday gave impetus to the local bourse. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 196 points to 5867 and the All Ordinaries gained 194.5 points ...

Fed shoots from the hip

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... allow 30-day loans instead of the regular overnight loan. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement on Friday, "Financial market conditions have deteriorated, and tighter credit conditions and increased uncertainty have the potential ...