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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... 4.49 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 696.33, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 1.84 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 1,321.01. LONDON - Britain's share market closed at its lowest point since March 2003 amid heavy selling pressure. The FTSE 100 index of leading ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... warning him to 'Beware the Ides of March.' And so it was. Equity markets around the world - from New York to Rio and old London town -- suffered another convulsion as February gave way to the first trading day of March. No doubt just a coincidence as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... points, or 4.5 per cent, to 702.00, and the Nasdaq composite index was 48.80 points lower, or 3.54 per cent, to 1,329.02. LONDON - The bailout of AIG and a huge cash call at banking giant HSBC sent European markets lower. Europe's largest bank by market ...

ML downsizes private equity team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... remains in his role. Renaud joined Merrill Lynch in 1990, working in high yield finance in New York and corporate finance in London before joining the firm's private equity ranks in 1995. According to Merrill Lynch's website, the firm has 68 private ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... Nasdaq composite index fell 13.63, or one per cent, to 1,377.84. The major indices haven't had a winning month since August. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets plunged on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index closing 85.55 points, or 2.18 per cent lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... 1.58 per cent, to 752.83, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index was down 33.96, or 2.38 per cent, to 1,391.47. LONDON - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares jumped 66.66 points, or 1.73 per cent, to 3,915.64. FRANKFURT - The DAX ended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... its lowest finish since April 11, 1997. The Nasdaq composite index rose 54.11, or 3.9 per cent, to settle at 1,441.83. LONDON - European stock markets spiralled lower on Tuesday while Wall Street bounced up because of bargain-hunting, as investors remained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... below the Nov 20 low of 752.44. The technology-laden Nasdaq composite index dropped 51.70, or 3.59 per cent, to 1,389.53. LONDON - The FTSE 100-share index was down 38.33 points, or 0.99 per cent, at 3,850.73. FRANKFURT - The DAX ended 78.21 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... per cent, to settle at 770.05, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 1.59, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,441.23. LONDON - The British stock market dived by more than three per cent on Friday amid a fierce sell-off in world equities ahead of the ...

AUI adds to BDM team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... managers and, prior to that role, was employed by Asgard, Ord Minnett and Macquarie Bank in Melbourne and Morgan Stanley in London. Leach will manage the Queensland, Northern Territory and northern New South Wales operations while O'Grady will develop ...