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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... at the economy. Freddie Mac, which substantially increased its reserves for souring loans, lost about three times Wall Street's expectations on a per-share basis. The company also announced that it expects to cut its third-quarter dividend as it seeks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... year low after heavy losses from the resources sector amid weaker commodity prices overnight and a poor lead from Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 67.3 points, or 1.38 per cent, to 4820.4, while the broader All Ordinaries shed 75.6 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... cent, to 4887.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 20.4 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 4957.6. NEW YORK - Wall Street fell moderately Monday in an erratic session dominated by worries about inflation, somewhat soothed by a steep drop in the price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... or 1.47 per cent, to 4904, while the broader All Ordinaries shed 74.6 points, or 1.48 per cent, to 4978. NEW YORK - Wall Street retreated again on Friday after readings on jobs and manufacturing - the first reports for the third quarter - indicated that ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... equities, in turn, dance to its tune. The local bourse maintained its gains at the close of yesterday's trading following Wall Street's rally overnight. Stocks closed higher in spite of negative news on Australian retail sales, pointing to a slowing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... stock market was higher at noon, up almost one per cent, driven by the mining sector and a rally in the US overnight. Wall Street extended its gains for a second day after an upbeat employment report from payroll company ADP made investors cautiously ...

More Fed pump-priming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Australian equity market should continue its positive performance today while bond yields should pick up if Wall Street's overnight performance is anything to go by. Wall Street closed higher overnight as an unexpectedly strong US employment report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Australian share market was boosted by banks yesterday after investor confidence returned following a rally overnight on Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 89.2 points, or 1.84 per cent, to 4936.7, while the broader All Ordinaries climbed ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... surprise writedown announcements, the Australian equity market could get a breather today supported by a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. The US equity market reversed all of the previous day's losses last night on the back of a better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... 6,398.80 PARIS - The CAC 40 shed 3.96 points to 4,320.49 TOKYO - Japanese stocks tumbled following heavy losses on Wall Street. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 194.33 points to 13,159.45. HONG KONG - Stocks followed Wall St ...