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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and assuaged some of the market's fears about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up more than 330 points, and all the major indices had gains approaching 3 per cent. The market was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... growing concerns about the impact of rising prices on consumers, whose spending is the lifeblood of the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 42.17, or 0.37 per cent, to 11,284.15. The Dow had been down more than 100 points in early trading. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... reason to trade cautiously, but the market was considerably calmer than the first four sessions of the week, when the Dow Jones industrials rose or fell by triple digits each day. The Dow fell 51.70, or 0.45 per cent, to 11,326.32, ending the week down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... Department data saying that the number of people seeking jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in five years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 205.67 points, or 1.78 per cent, to 13,3787.02 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... program for Wall Street banks, which reassured the market that investment banks won't suffer from liquidity problems. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 186.13 points, or 1.63 per cent, to 11,583.69 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... new capital boosted hopes the financial sector was purging itself of the hefty losses from the US housing slump. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 266.48 points, or 2.39 per cent, to 11,397.56 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index added ...

Who's next to confess?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... Financial market performance overnight is not about to give solace to domestic trading activity today. In the US, the Dow Jones Index dropped by more than 2 percent while yields on 10-year Treasuries dropped by 8 basis points on renewed concerns over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... still not visible. Sentiment was also soured by the weekend closure of two regional banks and a rise in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 239.61 points, or 2.11 per cent, to 11,131.08 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index ...

APRA to review super fund stats

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... that are far better or far worse than the average 6.6 per cent and 8.8 per cent losses reported. APRA's deputy chair Ross Jones said, "If people believe that aggregate stats are less than appropriate then let's have a discussion about greater disaggregation. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... total 505,000. Both reports helped offset concerns raised by a weak reading on existing home sales on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.41 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 11,370.69 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index added ...