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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... news. Hedge fund selling in advance of a Saturday deadline contributed to the market's gyrations, which set back the Dow Jones industrials almost 340 points. The Dow fell 337.94, or 3.82 per cent, to 8,497.31. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 38 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... 3,672.4, its weakest close since October 1, 2004. NEW YORK - Wall Street launched a massive rebound after sending the Dow Jones industrials briefly below 8,000. Investors drove the Dow up more than 500 points, betting that the market has priced in enough ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... soured mortgage assets after all, disappointing investors who hoped to see the bad debt wiped off companies' books. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 270 points, and all the major indices dropped more than 3 per cent as the market retreated for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... Monday it would cut 1,900 factory jobs on top of the 3,600 cuts it announced Friday. In preliminary closing figures, the Dow Jones industrial average shed 176.18, or 1.99 per cent, to 8,694.36 after falling more than 300. The blue chip index has not ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... experiences a rocky recovery from October's devastating selling. The major indices jumped more than two per cent. The Dow Jones industrial average rose nearly 250 points in light trading. For the week, the Dow and broader benchmarks like the Standard ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... hammered for a second day in a row on Thursday as global markets plunged on fears of a deep worldwide recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 443.48 points, or 4.85 per cent, to settle at 8,695.79, nearly matching a 486-point slide on Wednesday. ...

Mercer invests $35m in commodities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... Commodities program. H3's commodity program returned more than 13 per cent over a one year period to September against the Dow Jones Commodities index and ASX 200 which lost 0.27 per cent and 29.22 per cent in the same period. In fact, the long only ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... a new president, with investors hoping a new administration will bring relief from the global financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 305.45 points, or 3.28 per cent, to 9,625.28 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 53.79 points, or 3.12 ...

Skandia adds online group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... Australia head of group life. Earlier this year, Skandia's chief executive Ross Laidlow moved to Sweden, leaving John Gethin-Jones and Andrew Black as chief executives of the Intech and Skandia retail businesses, respectively. Prior to this announcement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... investors cautious a day ahead of voting for president and Congress as fresh data underscored economic worries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.42 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 9,319.59 at the closing bell, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite ...