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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... a little bit more positive than expected." In the US overnight, Wall Street extended its rally into a third day. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 239.66 points to 7,170.06. Stock Move Price AMP +0.140 4.100 ANZ Bank +0.470 13.330 BHPBilton +1.070 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... indicated it 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 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... falling 25 cents to $28.36. US stocks ended marginally higher overnight, with profit-taking eating into early gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.91 points to 6,930.4. Stock Move Price AMP -0.010 3.940 ANZ Bank -0.210 12.940 BHPBilton +0.240 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
... Australia Bank issues its business survey for February, and ANZ releases its job advertisements survey for February. David Jones chief executive Mark McInnes and Australian National Retailers Association chief executive Margy Osmond announce their response ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... upwardly revised its December and January job loss figures to 681,000 and 655,000, respectively. At settlement, the Dow Jones industrial average had added 32.5, or 0.49 per cent, to 6,626.94. The S&P 500 index gained 0.83, or 0.12 per cent, to 683.38 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... General Motors of possible bankruptcy, and ongoing uncertainty about the financial system sparking the sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 4.09 per cent to 6,594.44. The S&P 500 index lost 4.25 per cent to 682.55 and the Nasdaq composite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... thousands of jobs. Better-than-expected retail sales and factory orders were not enough to stoke investor confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 281.40 points, or 4.09 per cent, to 6,594.44. The S&P 500 index lost 30.32 points, or 4.25 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... in the US in February, more than the 630,000 expected. Official jobs data is due for release in the US on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 149.82 points, or 2.23 per cent, to 6,875.84. The S&P 500 index had gained 16.54 points, or 2.38 ...

Local funds hold firm on US equities

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
Super funds are holding firm on their exposure to US equities despite the Dow Jones Index slipping below 7,000, its lowest level in more than a decade. Melbourne based investment consultancy, JANA Investment Advisers head of investment outcomes, Ken ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments in Congress indicated the banking system is not yet on the mend. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up its earlier gains to close down 37.27 points, or 0.55 per cent, to 6,726.02. The S&P 500 index ...