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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market had lost about $45 billion in value by noon, after Wall Street went into convulsions overnight following the rejection by lawmakers of a massive rescue of the US financial system. At 1215 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had ...

AIG not impacted by bail-out failure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... bail-out legislation 228 votes to 205 after two-thirds of Republican legislators dismissed the bill's pre-conditions on Wall Street as inadequate, reported the New York Times. The failure of the bill, however, has no impact on the funding arrangement ...

Soup for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
You call last week a sell-off, this is a sell-off. Wall Street is now more than US$1,000,000,000,000 (US$1 trillion) cheaper as investors dumped stocks following news of the US House of Representatives' rejection of the US$700 billion financial sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... cent, to 4,807.35, while the broader All Ordinaries gave up 95.45 points, or 1.9 per cent to 4,839.18. NEW YORK - Wall Street has ended a stunning session with a huge fall, the Dow Jones Industrials Average plunging more than 770 points after the $US700 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... miners and most of the major banks, while the local market digested news of the agreement reached in the US on the Wall Street bailout. At 1217 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 20.2 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 4884.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market generally has received positive leads from Wall Street, particularly with news this morning that US congressmen have reached agreement on a rescue package for US financial institutions. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0745 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... 4,991 on a volume of 14,418 contracts. "The market is generally higher but of course the fact that the rescue plan on Wall Street may have hit another stumbling block has seen local investors pull out a little bit after starting up by about one per cent ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... markets closed higher overnight following reports that the US Congress is close to approving the package. But while Wall Street watches the discussions on Capitol Hill, other things are unfolding elsewhere. And these are not good news. Congress approval ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... to revive the crippled financial system. It is hoped both houses of US congress will vote on the plan within days. Wall street and European markets have reacted positively to the news, with major indices recording gains of around two per cent. At 0735 ...

Market wrap - midday

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... Ordinaries had risen 22.3 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 4,980 after shrugging off a second straight day of losses on Wall Street. The December share price index futures contract was down 15 points at 4,995 on a volume of 16,219 contracts. CommSec market ...