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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... Poor's 500 Index was up 17.12 points at 1,365.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 47.61 points at 2,367.65. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index fell 0.51 per cent, led by banks, commodity shares and Vodafone as investors wary of the lingering credit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... 1,354.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 19.48 points, or 0.84 per cent, at 2,339.54. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares extended gains to add 3.5 per cent as a Warren Buffett rescue offer for troubled bond insurers led stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
... 0.42 per cent, at 1,331.29. But the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 11.82 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 2,304.85. LONDON - Britain's leading shares ended 1.05 per cent higher as miners and oil companies gave the FTSE 100 a boost. The FTSE 100 ended up 59.9 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... press conference in Sydney led by the company's president, Xioa Yaqing. "The $8 billion Queensland Gas Company deal (with Britain's BG Group) and Rio deal were the most noticeable news in the market in terms of volume and activity but, other than that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... For the Nasdaq, the 9.9 per cent decline on the month was its worst-ever January performance. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended higher to reverse earlier losses as a reversal in fortunes for US markets supported and M&A activity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... 0.15 per cent, at 1,360.23 and the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.39 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 2,357.67. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index fell 0.8 percent, with banks and oil shares leading the way as US economic growth came in weaker than expected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... 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 Reserve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... 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 economy and banking and commodity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... or 2.9 per cent, at 1,333.31. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 39.12 points, or 1.63 per cent, at 2,355.47. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index fell in volatile trade, racking up its third successive day of losses. Commodity shares took a whipping on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... description of economic conditions, is due at 2 pm and could give clues about the Fed's next move on interest rates. LONDON - Britain's leading shares fell 1.37 per cent after briefly turning positive midway through the session as US recession fears ...