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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... prompted optimism about retail sector profits, but also raised fresh concerns about rising interest rates. The Dow industrials soared to a record intraday high at 12,368.61 after the opening, but the surge encouraged investors to sell some shares to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... 5,285.3, while the all ordinaries fell 25.2 points to 5,256.9. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to end above 12,000 for the first time as strong earnings from companies countered rising oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... $2072 while David Jones picked up two cents to $3.74. In the US, blue-chip stocks rallied overnight, with the Dow industrials briefly topping the 12,000 mark for the first time on the strength of better-than-expected earnings from major IT stocks. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... the all ordinaries gained 30.4 points to 5282.1. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks rallied on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials briefly topping the 12,000 mark for the first time on the strength of better-than-expected earnings from major IT stocks. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... points, while the all ordinaries shed 21.4 points to 5223.9. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Thursday, with the Dow industrials hitting a record high, as several companies' reported earnings topped estimates. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... price of oil rising overnight, oil and gas producer Woodside improved 37 cents to $39.37. In the US overnight, the Dow industrials climbed closer to a record buoyed by an increase in consumer confidence triggered by an unexpected rise in August new home ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... gained 98.5 points, or 1.99 per cent, to 5055.0 - its biggest percentage lift in three months. NEW YORK - The Dow industrials climbed overnight within striking distance of a record high, as an unexpected rise in August new home sales renewed optimism ...

Small cap funds not driven by skill: van Eyk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
... conditions than manager skill, particularly over shorter time periods," Dr Lander said. "For example, managers with a large industrials bias may strongly outperform if resources underperform, whereas a manager with a strong value and quality bias may ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... Nasdaq snapped an eight-day losing streak as bargain hunters and broker upgrades underpinned market moves. The Dow industrials made its biggest gain in almost six weeks, pushing it back into positive territory for the year. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... watchdog chairman Graeme Samuel speaks in Melbourne. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded in late trading, pulling the Dow industrials and S&P 500 indexes back up into positive territory, after an earlier run to Treasury debt ended. Stocks had been sharply ...