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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... James Foulsham said confidence was returning to the local market after the interest rate cut in the US. Last night, the Dow Jones industrial average ended up 207.53 points, or 1.67 per cent, to 12,650.36 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 22.74 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... Inc's chief financial officer said the bond insurer has sufficient cash to cover its needs over a two-year period. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 207.53 points, or 1.67 per cent, to 12,650.36 while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 22.74 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... hour of trade, reversing 1.5 per cent gains triggered by an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 37.47 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 12,442.83. At home, BHP lifted 57 cents to $36.68 and Rio had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... percentage point interest rate cut by the US central bank after the reporter's comments. In late-session trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 8.45 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 12,471.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 2.07 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... did not provide any earnings guidance. Wesfarmers, which owns Coles, added 39 cents to $37.02. Up-market retailer David Jones shed six cents to $4.92 after announcing it would rebuild one of its Perth department stores.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... after they slashed rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in an emergency step to forestall a recession. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 104.22 points, or 0.84 per cent, at 12,488.11 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 8.79 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... points cut in interest rates. All three major stock indices gained more than one per cent on Wall Street overnight. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 176.72 points, or 1.45 per cent, to 12,383.89, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index shot up 23.35 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will slash rates later this week. At the unofficial close on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 177.29 points, or 1.45 per cent, at 12,384.46. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 23.27 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... maker Qualcomm Inc and data showing a fall in applications for unemployment benefits. According to latest data, the Dow Jones industrial average added 108.44 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 12,378.61 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 13.47 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... struggling mortgage insurers, and amid general market optimism over the Federal Reserve's surprise rate cut yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 298.98 points, or 2.45 per cent, to 12,270.17.