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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... as investors turned cautious ahead of the weekend and erased early gains supported by strong results from Google. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 127.04 points, or 1.41 per cent, settling at 8,852.22, capping a tumultuous week. The Nasdaq composite ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... cent, to $22.06 and its takeover target St George Bank lifted 18 cents, or 0.62 per cent, to $29.02. In the US, the Dow Jones industrial average closed 401.35 points higher, or 4.68 per cent, to 8,979.26, after falling 380 in the opening minutes of the ...

Sentiment seesaw

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... performance overnight highlights how tenuous financial market sentiment remains. The sentiment seesaw became obvious as the Dow Jones industrial index went from a 4.4 per cent loss to a 4.7 per cent gain all in one trading day. Similarly, the S&P 500 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... spent a fractious session again struggling with fears about a recession but giving in to a last-hour wave of buying. The Dow Jones industrials ended up 400 points, after falling 380 in the opening minutes of the session. It is clear that investors are ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... $1.04, or 3.48 per cent, to $28.81. Despair over the economy sent Wall Street plunging again overnight, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down 733 points, or 7.9 per cent, to their second-largest point loss ever. Broader stock indicators also skidded. ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... major sector of the economy has been hit by the financial shock...The US economy appears to be in a recession.' The Dow Jones plummeted by 7.9 percent, the S&P 500 closed down more than 9 per cent lower and the Nasdaq ended 8.5 per cent weaker. European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... per cent, to 4,272.5. NEW YORK - Despair over the economy sent Wall Street plunging again overnight, propelling the Dow Jones industrials down 733 points, or 7.9 per cent, to their second-largest point loss ever. Stocks fell on a combination of disheartening ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... or 8.93 per cent, to $13.30, and Oil Search added 36 cents, or 10.5 per cent, to $3.79. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 936.42, or 11.08 per cent, to settle at 9,387.61. The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 104.13 ...

Depression no more?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... optimism in the financial markets. European bourses posted their largest recorded single-day percentage rallies. The Dow Jones Eurostoxx index rallied by 10.8 per cent, the FTSE-100 jumped by 8.3 per cent and the German DAX index closed 11.4 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... their banking systems, in their most unified response yet to the global financial crisis. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 936.42, or 11.08 per cent, to settle at 9,387.61. It was the Dow's largest-ever points gain during ...