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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... points, or 3.9 per cent, to 1,071.59, while the Nasdaq composite index dropped 94.36 points, or 4.11 per cent, to 2,204.01. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply lower in a global sell-off sparked by much weaker-than-expected US jobs data and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... 5.75 points, or 0.51 per cent, to 1,115.05. The Nasdaq composite index lost 18.89 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 2,298.37. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply lower as a surprise German strike against speculative trading backfired, causing panic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... points, or 1.4 per cent, to 1,120.80, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 36.97 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 2,317.26. LONDON - European stock markets closed higher as investors were encouraged by comments from EU officials that EU states would seek ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... points, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,136.94, while the Nasdaq composite index gained 7.38 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 2,354.23. LONDON - European stocks closed mixed after a day of volatile trading with investors still nervous about the eurozone's debt crisis. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... traders aren't sure what leaders in Europe would do over the weekend to shore up confidence in the euro and the EU over all. LONDON - European stock exchanges closed sharply lower on Friday amid growing fears the eurozone debt crisis will spread out ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... benefits fell last week for the fourth time in a row. But the report also reaffirmed the slow pace of the economic recovery. LONDON - European stock exchanges closed mostly firmer on Thursday, with the benchmark London FTSE 100 index of leading shares ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... from? As we all know, it comes from China, India and Japan... or alternatively, it comes from investment funds in New York, London and Hong Kong," said the report. Brenton Saunders, director at Taurus Funds Management, said super funds are reluctant ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... markets are still in flux. The euro edged higher against the dollar Wednesday but is still hovering near a 14-month low. LONDON - European stock exchanges closed sharply higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark London FTSE 100 index of leading shares ...

UBS GAM replaces Aussie bond manager

S&P RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... the team after working for the Sydney UBS team before his role as head of pan-European and Asia-Pacific credit based in London within the firm. As a result of this appointment, Standard & Poor's reinstated its 'four stars' rating on the UBS Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... cent, at 2,375.31, while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 3.94 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 1,155.78. LONDON - Europe's main stock exchanges closed mixed, with some recovering from early losses a day after an EU-IMF debt rescue package ...