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ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... opened slightly higher on positive leads from Wall Street but it's under pressure as two major banks go ex-dividend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 again closed at record highs overnight, for the second consecutive session. But the local ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... highs for the second day in a row as investors looked ahead to Friday's jobs report for October. Final figures put the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 17,554.47, up 69.94 points (0.40 per cent). The broad-based S&P 500 gained 7.64 (0.38 per cent) to ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high following the Republican win in the US midterm elections. At 0910 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 14 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... lower following lacklustre US economic data and some disappointing earnings reports. At the closing bell on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,381.01, up 14.77 points (0.09 per cent). The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 5.85 (0.29 per ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... YORK - US stocks finished little changed following mixed economic data as markets paused after last week's records. The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,366.24, down 24.28 points (0.14 per cent). The broad-based S&P 500 dipped 0.24 (0.01 per ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... powered to fresh records after the Bank of Japan's surprise stimulus ignited a rally on global stock exchanges. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 195.10 points (1.13 per cent) to 17,390.52, surpassing the prior record by more than 100 points. The ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... credit card giant Visa have sent its stock soaring, almost single-handedly powering the Dow to a 1.3 per cent gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 221.11 points (1.30 per cent) at 17,195.42. The broad-based S&P 500 added 12.35 (0.62 per cent) ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... ($A540.98 million) in Australia's Coca-Cola Amatil to help it expand in Indonesia. On Wall Street on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.44 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 16,974.31 points after the US Federal Reserve ended its quantitative ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... ended its quantitative easing stimulus program, but said it would continue to keep its benchmark interest rate low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday declined 31.44 points (0.18 per cent) to 16,974.31. The broad-based S&P 500 dipped 2.75 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... after it upgraded its full year earnings guidance due to increased demand for office spaces. In the US overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday rose 1.12 per cent to 17,005.75, its first close above 17,000 since early October. Investors ...