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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... overnight after a better than expected US durable goods report for July offset another rise in the price of oil. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.79 per cent, or 89.64 points to 11502.51. At 1215 mining giant BHP Billiton added $1.81 cents to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... for big-ticket manufactured goods helped offset worries about the economic outlook and a big jump in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 89.64 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 11,502.51. The technology-heavy Nasdaq added 20.49 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... are hardly going to have any big movers out there." "A bit of a limp day. Overnight, Wall Street ended mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 0.23 per cent, to 11,412.87, while the broader S&P 500 was up 0.37 per cent to 1,271.5. Westfield ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... reading on consumer confidence. Comments from the Federal Reserve about rising inflation added to the market's unease. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a gain of 26.62 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 11,412.87. The technology-heavy Nasdaq fell 3.62 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... on the back foot after Wall Street slumped two per cent overnight as credit fears hit US financial stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 241.73 points, or 2.08 per cent, to close at 11,386.33. Overall, the banking sector was weaker following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... intensified after data showing a modest rise in home sales also reflected falling prices and record housing inventories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 241.81 points, or 2.08 per cent, to 11,386.25 and the Nasdaq dropped 49.12 points, or 2.03 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... 87 cents to $22.87. The market got off to a positive start after a strong lead from Wall Street on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average putting on 197.85 points, or 1.73 per cent to close at 11,628.06.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... mounted as the company's investment losses linger and as its share price has fallen dramatically in the past year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 197.85 points, or 1.73 per cent to a close of 11,628.06, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... instead on a bullish analyst call on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc that eased worries about the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 12.78, or 0.11 per cent, to 11,430.21. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.18, or 0.25 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... that saw the major indices ratchet up and down on the price of oil and mixed feelings about the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 68.88 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 11,417.43. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 7.85, or 0.62 per ...