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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20 points to 6333.5, while the all ordinaries gained 21.7 points to 6363.5. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday, driving the Dow and the S&P 500 to record finishes, as strong jobs and manufacturing data reassured ...

Fidelity responds to Darfur campaign

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... significant PetroChina holdings. Recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings indicate that Fidelity has reduced their New York Stock Exchange holdings of PetroChina to just a fraction of its previous magnitude," said David Rubenstein, SDC executive ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... closed 74.2 points down, or 1.17 per cent lower, to 6243.4 while the all ordinaries index lost 67.1 points to 6271.7. NEW YORK - US stocks surged to a record close as the Federal Reserve said risks to economic growth had diminished "slightly", ending ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
... speculation. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 66.2 points at 6317.6 and the all ordinaries lifted 63.8 points to 6338.8. NEW YORK - US stocks lifted as takeover speculation involving tech companies like Avaya Inc more than offset concerns that China's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... yesterday with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index down 1.4 points to 6251.4 and the all ordinaries index up 1.7 points to 6275.0. NEW YORK - Most major world markets were closed yesterday for public holidays. In New York on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... Silver is the July price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday as news of Nasdaq's intention to buy Nordic exchange company OMX and a broker upgrade for Apple boosted ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 76.0 points to 6279.1 while the all ordinaries index dumped 70.4 points to 6298.6. NEW YORK - US stocks fell overnight, as interest-rate concerns spurred investors to lock in profits from the market's recent rally. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... Silver is the July price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks edged lower overnight as a warning about Chinese stocks by former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan erased ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... 30.2 points at 6338.8, while the all ordinaries lost 22.3 points to 6350.2 but touched a new intraday high of 6390.3. NEW YORK - Takeover news and speculation drove the Nasdaq to its highest close in more than six years on Tuesday, with casino and technology ...

Economic round-up: Yearning for a yuan inspired Asian euro

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... itself, Japan and China. Meanwhile, in a move that confirms China's rapidly evolving role in world capital markets, the New York Times has reported that the Chinese Government has just purchased a non-voting stake in the Blackstone private equity group ...