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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... a trading day above 1,200 points. The Nasdaq composite closed up up 38.87 points, or 1.58 per cent, at 2,504.86 points. LONDON - European stock markets closed higher on Wednesday as US data and better-than-expected corporate earnings bolstered investor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... its presence in China, according to CEO Howard Schultz. Its shares were trading up nearly one per cent to 24.73 a share. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on Tuesday as investors waited in hope of a strong lead from US first quarter corporate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... 1,199.20. It hasn't topped 1,200 since September 2008. The Nasdaq composite index rose 3.82, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,457.87. LONDON - European stock markets closed slightly firmer on Monday after a euros 30 billion ($A43.66 billion) aid package for Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... points. The Nasdaq composite was up 17.24 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 2,454.05 points. US bonds also finished stronger. LONDON - Europe's stock markets closed sharply higher on Friday, bouncing back amid speculation that a resolution of the Greek debt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... 0.3 per cent, to settle at 1,186.44, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 5.65, or 0.2 per cent, to settle at 2,436.81. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on Thursday, extending losses on growing concerns that Greece will not be able to resolve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... disappointing report, showing that households are continuing to pare back credit," Barclays Capital analysts told clients. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed lower on Wednesday, with investors increasingly concerned that Greece may not be able ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... 2.00, or 0.2 per cent, to settle at 1,189.44. The Nasdaq composite index rose 7.28, or 0.3 per cent, to settle at 2,436.81. LONDON - European stock markets closed firmer on Tuesday, catching-up on solid US economic data and digesting the announcement ...

UK pensions call for greater FM engagement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... repeatedly referred to by Lord Myners, becomes a reality." UK institutional investors manage half the listed stocks on the London Stock Exchange, while 25 per cent is owned by long-term UK retail investors directly and 12 per cent is owned by local pension ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... per cent) to 2,429.53 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 9.33 points (0.79 per cent) at 1,187.43. LONDON - The London FTSE 100 index rose 65.25 points to close at 5,744.89. FRANKFURT - The Frankfurt DAX added 1.33 percent to 6,235.56 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... first-quarter advance since 1998. The Nasdaq composite index was down 12.73 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 2,397.96 points. LONDON - European stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday, giving up early gains after disappointing US jobs data hurt investor ...