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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... cent, to $36.41, while takeover target Rio Tinto was down $3.32, or 3.15 per cent, to $102.18. In the US overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 29 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 10,825.17. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite gained 2.35 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... Sydney Futures Exchange's December Share Price Index contract was down 71 points at 4,939. In news today, retailer David Jones delivers its full year results. Air New Zealand and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) hold annual general meetings. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... doubts emerged about the prospects for a $US700 billion dollar government plan to bail out the banking industry. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 372.75 points, or 3.27 per cent, to 11,015.69. The Standard & Poor's 500 index shed 47.99 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... cents, or 5.19 per cent, to $5.27, and QBE Insurance Group rising 96 cents, or 3.92 per cent, to $25.46. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 410.03, or 3.86 per cent, to 11,019.69, while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... to 4,651.89. NEW YORK - Wall Street rallied in a stunning late-session turnaround, shooting higher and hurtling the Dow Jones industrials up 410 points following a report that the federal government may create an entity that will take over banks' bad ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... $5.73, or 16.89 per cent, to $28.20, while Babcock & Brown fell 19 cents, or 20.65 per cent, to 73 cents. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 449.36 points, or 4.06 per cent, to settle at 10,609.66 in the second massive loss in three sessions. ...

America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... increasing by the day. The overnight sell-off saw more than three years' worth of gains wiped out from the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials index as investors speculated which mole's head would be the next to pop out and whacked by the US Treasury/Fed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... giant American International Group failed to calm the financial markets and investors rushed for safe haven assets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 449.36 points, or 4.06 per cent, to settle at 10,609.66 in the second massive loss in three sessions. ...

Climate change funds tick all the boxes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Dow Jones' decision to remove AGL from its Sustainability World Index (DJSWI) illustrates the overlap that now exists between infrastructure investments, traditional and alternative energy and sustainable investments. AGL was recently removed from the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... hold interest rates steady despite the recent market turmoil, a move seen as a sign of confidence in a recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 141.51 points, or 1.30 per cent, to 11,059.02. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 27.99 points ...