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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
... The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 12.54 points at 2,205.70. LONDON - UK stocks fell slightly with retailers and pharmaceutical stocks weighing on the market. The FTSE 100 lost 4.9 points to 5,981.7. FRANKFURT - The DAX index dropped 25.65 points at ...

Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... saying, "If I go to the doctor, I don't expect him to say 'you don't have to pay me because I've been paid by the pharmaceutical company'." But the issue of falling consumer confidence in advisers was still in dispute for some, with Pearce arguing that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... closed at 5026.25 points, up 78.02. TOKYO - The Nikkei average inched higher in thin trade, as shares of Chugai Pharmaceutical and other firms seen as solid earners gained. The Nikkei average finished 23.38 points higher at 15,464.29. HONG KONG - Stocks ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... computer processors, also said it would acquire graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. The earnings news lifted pharmaceutical shares, and a rise in crude oil prices drove up shares of major energy companies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
... for MayDay holiday HONG KONG - Market closed for Labour Day holiday TOKYO - The Nikkei average inched higher as pharmaceutical and other defensive stocks drew buyers, offsetting a fall in Sony and other exporters on concerns about a strong yen denting ...

Daily economic update

Australian headline consumer prices rose by a slightly higher-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the March quarter taking the annual inflation rate to 3 per cent - right at the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of Australia's 2-3 per cent target band. Financial ...

Daily economic update

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and financial markets will welcome the country's latest inflation figures. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that headline consumer prices rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter - less than ...

Daily economic update

The US trade deficit narrowed to US$64.2 billion in November, from US$68.1 billion in the previous month, and was better than the expected US$66.1 billion. While the narrower trade gap is welcome, it remains the third highest deficit on record. US exports ...

Market wrap

... On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index is 11 points weaker at 4630. On the day Australian Pharmaceutical Industries is expected to release its first half earnings while optical maker C@ Ltd is expected to list on the ASX. NEW YORK ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report of a fall in inflation expectations give credence to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's view that interest rates are on hold in the near term. The Melbourne Institute reported that Australian consumer expectations dipped to 4.6 ...