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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... or 0.88 per cent, to 1,375.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 31.10 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 2,376.94. LONDON - Britain's leading share index slipped 0.3 per cent as Royal Bank of Scotland led banks lower after unveiling a hefty rights issue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... or 1.17 per cent, at 1,464.07. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 31.50 points, or 1.25 per cent, at 2,552.80. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended flat as plans by Royal Bank of Scotland for a rights issue and poor results from Bank of America led ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... or 1.81 per cent, to 1,390.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index soared 61.14 points, or 2.61 per cent, to 2,402.97. LONDON - Britain's top share index rose 1.3 per cent to hit its highest closing level in seven weeks, led by banks after quarterly earnings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... or 0.34 per cent, to 1,328.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 14.42 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 2,275.82. LONDON - Britain's blue-chip index ended more than one per cent lower as economic concerns pulled down banking and mining shares but bid talk ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... per cent, ending at 1,332.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 61.46 points, or 2.61 per cent, at 2,290.24. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell for the fourth straight session, after US conglomerate General Electric posted weaker quarterly results ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... per cent, finishing at 1,360.55. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 29.58 points, or 1.27 per cent, at 2,351.70. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended a choppy session lower after the Bank of England cut interest rates as expected and warned over rising ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... cent, finishing at 1,354.49. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 26.64 points, or 1.13 per cent, at 2,322.12. LONDON - Britain's main share index dipped 0.11 per cent, dawdling on the eve of a key interest rate verdict as depressed banks overrode an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... ending the day at 1,365.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 16.07 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 2,348.76. LONDON - Britain's leading shares dipped after housing data and persistent credit worries dragged on banks, but BHP Billiton staged a late surge ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... or 0.08 per cent, at 1,370.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.68 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 2,370.98. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index rose one per cent, as bid talk boosted British Energy, but banks capped gains and surprisingly weak US jobs ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... or 0.13 per cent, to 1,369.31. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 1.90 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 2,363.30. LONDON - Britain's leading share index fell 0.4 per cent, snapping a three-day winning streak as banks gave up recent gains, but energy and ...