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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... 2,444.67. For the week, the Dow fell 3.9 per cent, the S&P dropped 3.5 per cent and Nasdaq was down 3.3 per cent. LONDON - Britain's leading stock index slid 1.53 per cent to end its worst week since early February as miners and oil shares weighed, though ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... per cent, to 1,423.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 37.03 points, or 1.48 per cent, to close at 2,533.73. LONDON - Britain's blue-chip index ended up 0.6 per cent boosted by a flurry of results, while rising US crude and metal prices sent heavyweight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... year's estimated daily average of roughly 1.90 billion, and the second-lowest level of volume so far this year. LONDON - Britain's leading share index ended slightly higher as a flurry of mixed data resulted in a choppy trading session while merger and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... indexes ended lower: The Dow lost 2.4 per cent, the S&P 500 slid 1.8 per cent and the Nasdaq tumbled 1.3 per cent. LONDON - Britain's top share index shed 1.05 per cent for its first weekly fall in a month, as a hefty loss in US insurance giant AIG sent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... 0.37 percent, at 1,397.68. The Nasdaq Composite Index gaind 12.75 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 2,451.24. LONDON - Britain's blue-chip index ended slightly higher as takeover talk boosted miners, while financials fell as the Bank of England left ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... finish at 1,392.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 44.82 points, or 1.80 per cent, to close at 2,438.49. LONDON - Britain's leading shares ended up almost one per cent as record high crude prices lifted the oil sector, while Enterprise Inns led ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... shares up more than three per cent in after-hours trade from their close at $33.73 on the New York Stock Exchange. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended flat as gloom in banks and pharmaceuticals offset gains in miners and oil shares which rode on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... 2,476.99. For the week, the Dow gained 1.3 percent, the S&P rose 1.2 per cent and the Nasdaq advanced 2.2 per cent. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 ended more than two percent higher as US jobs data helped extend gains late in the session, with banks and ...

Short selling flaw lies in disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
... foreign-sourced investment funds, he said. Senator Sherry cited comments the Prime Minister Rudd made earlier this month in Britain: "We want to ensure that Australia's regulatory regime does not impose an undue burden on market participants or inappropriate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... or 0.29 per cent, at 1,379.93. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 28.27 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 2,405.21. LONDON - Britain's blue-chip index ended higher as buoyant US crude prices pushed heavyweight oil shares higher, while banking stocks suffered ...