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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... recorded its biggest one-day surge since March 2003, unofficially ending 91.25 points higher, or 4.19 per cent, at 2,268.26. LONDON - Britain's top shares surged 3.5 per cent higher as the prospect of a hefty US rate cut and forecast-beating results ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... Brown put on 42 cents, or 3.43 per cent at $12.68. But the miners ran into trouble after base metals prices fell sharply in London overnight, investors worrying about a slowdown in demand as the US economic outlook worsened. BHP Billiton lost $1.39 to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... futures index, and after New York staged a late rally to come back from falls that followed the Bear Sterns fire sale. In London overnight, base metals were significantly lower. At 0726 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Bear Stearns a 'reasonable risk': JPMorgan

... particularly challenging given Bear Stearns' scale of fixed income business and more limited international scope. Meanwhile, London-based newspaper The Financial Times has reported that JPMorgan is expected to incur a US$6 billion one-off charge for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... Australian share market is expected to open lower on the back of a poor lead from Wall Street and a mixed metals market in London. At 0701 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 36 points at 5124. Today, Brookfield ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... & Poor's 500 Index had advanced 9.1 points to 1,317.87. The Nasdaq Composite Index had put on 23.67 points to 2,267.59. LONDON - UK stocks fell 1.5 per cent on US recession fears and a record oil price. The FTSE 100 dropped 84 points to 5,692.4 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... 47.28 points, or 3.71 per cent, to 1,320.65. The Nasdaq Composite Index put on 86.42 points, or 3.98 per cent, to 2,255.76. LONDON - UK stocks rose more than one per cent as investors welcomed news of a liquidity injection by the US Federal Reserve supported ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after recession fears pushed Wall Street lower. In London, base metal prices all were down. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0748 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 82 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... 10.97 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 1,293.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 8.01 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 2,212.49. LONDON - UK stocks lost 1.15 per cent as weak US jobs data sparked concerns about the impact of a US slowdown on the world economy. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... market is expected to open lower on falls of more than 1.5 per cent on Wall Street overnight and lower metal prices in London. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 110 points at 5334. In what looks ...