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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... per cent, at 2,187.33 points. Two stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. LONDON - European stocks outperformed their US counterparts on Wednesday because they had ended down on Tuesday before Wall Street rallied. The main ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... close to two per cent following a strong opening to the day on Wall Street and after Asian markets lost ground. European stocks surged despite news that Moody's had downgraded Portugal's sovereign debt rating, sparking fresh concerns about the eurozone. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... recession, and issued a more cautious statement about the economic recovery struggling to gain traction. LONDON - European stocks suffered sharp losses on Thursday on renewed fears for the solvency of Greece and a warning on global recovery prospects ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... 1,113.20 points. The Nasdaq composite index closed down 20.71 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 2,289.09 points. LONDON - European stocks ended higher, boosted by China's weekend pledge to let the yuan trade more freely. The news raised hopes of increased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... reduction in British borrowing costs and a stronger-than-expected gain in eurozone industrial production gave European stocks a boost. The London FTSE 100 index added 38.45 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 5,202.13 points. Bucking the trend in London was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... 0.15 per cent, at 2,170.57. Three stocks rose for every two that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. LONDON - European stocks wilted on Tuesday, dragged lower by persistent jitters over European public finances, while the under-siege euro firmed after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... to 1,098.38, while the Nasdaq composite index climbed 58.74, or 2.64 per cent, to settle at 2,281.07. LONDON - European stocks fell on worries about the impact of the debt crisis on some of Europe's banks, but rebounded later in their sessions on upbeat ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... 1.54 per cent, to 2,222.33, and the S&P 500 index slipped 18.70 points, or 1.72 per cent, to 1,070.71. LONDON - European stocks had a mixed day amid jitters over the continent's shaky finances. Shares in BP PLC plunged 13.1 per cent, on the first of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... 0.91 per cent, to 2,257.04, and the S&P 500 index dropped 13.65 points, or 1.24 per cent, to 1,089.41. LONDON - European stocks ended mixed on Friday. London's FTSE 100 index lost 6.74 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 5,188.43 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... cent, to 1,136.94, while the Nasdaq composite index gained 7.38 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 2,354.23. LONDON - European stocks closed mixed after a day of volatile trading with investors still nervous about the eurozone's debt crisis. In London, the ...