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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... help keep the world's largest economy from tipping into a recession but then went lower as Base metal prices prices in London also dipped, which could weigh on the big miners today. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... dipping into the red, by late afternoon, the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 8.15 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 2,358.06. LONDON - Britain's top shares surged 1.7 per cent in a global rally, as banks and miners forged higher and investors bet the US Federal ...

UBS international shares derated

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... UBS International Shares Fund to a "hold" after the European investment bank pulled its International Shares team back to London and reviewed its strategy. Morningstar said UBS' changes were disconcerting and point to a lack of internal confidence in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... 1,353.96 and the Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 23.71 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 2,349.91. Base metal prices on the London Metal Exchange were stable, generally rising a little. But this morning, BHP Billiton dipped 44 cents to $36.36, while Rio ...

Vietnamese fund draws global attention

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... its roots to parent company Indochina Capital Vietnam Holdings Limited, a Vietnamese investment fund which listed on the London Stock Exchange in March last year. The recent listing has attracted the attention of local securities firms and fund managers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... 23.27 points, or 1.75 per cent, at 1,353.88. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 23.71 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 2,349.91. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares reversed earlier losses but ended down 1.4 per cent as concerns about the US ...

Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... annualised return of 16 per cent above the same index, with an estimated VaR of 16 per cent. The strategy is managed by MSIM's London-based quantitative and structured solutions team, led by managing director Justin Simpson. The team currently manages ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 13.47 points to 1,352.07. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 44.51 points to 2,360.92. LONDON - UK stocks gained 4.8 per cent higher on hopes the US government would be able to prevent a recession in the world's biggest ...

Gray shifts to academia

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... pertaining to the capital markets, including working closely with the Centre for Capital Markets Dysfunctionality at the London School of Economics, Toulouse University and University of Technology Sydney. Looking ahead, Gray hopes to spend time giving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 28.09 points to 1,338.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index lifted 27.21 points to 2,319.48. LONDON - UK stocks slid 2.2 per cent on persistent fears of a US recession. The FTSE 100 dropped 130.8 points to 5,609.3 FRANKFURT ...