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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
... its annual general meeting. Also, New Zealand will unveil its budget today. NEW YORK - US stocks sank, with the Dow industrials suffering its biggest one-day drop in three years, as investors bet the Federal Reserve will need to keep raising interest ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... interest rate policy meeting on Wednesday offset a pullback in crude oil prices and fresh merger activity. The Dow industrials inched up to a fresh six-year closing high, but some investors held back to consolidate earlier gains. The Dow Jones industrial ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... 11,750.28 which it hit on January 14, 2000. The S&P 500 also advanced one per cent and hit a fresh five-year high. Industrials, financials and other stocks especially sensitive to rising rates led Friday's gains. The Dow Jones industrial average shot ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
... shareholders and Centennial Coal and Santos reveal production reports. NEW YORK - US stocks ended higher, with the Dow industrials hitting a six-year high, buoyed by stronger-than-expected earnings from companies such as brewer Anheuser-Busch and a key ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
... Investors will be closely watching resource stocks given the performance of commodities overnight. NEW YORK - The Dow industrials ended at the highest level in six years as encouraging quarterly reports from companies such as General Motors increased ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... interest-rate sentiment helped financial shares, as did a better outlook on bank profits. Shares of 3M, a component of the Dow industrials, rose as the diversified manufacturer unveiled plans that could result in the sale of its drug business. The Dow ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... lower, but all three major stock indexes had their best first-quarter performance in at least four years. The Dow industrials had the best first quarter since 2002. The Standard & Poor's 500 had its biggest first-quarter gain since 1999 and the Nasdaq ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2006
... Institute consumer sentiment survey for March will be released. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, sending both the Dow Industrials and the broader S&P 500 indexes close to five-year highs as a drop in Treasury yields eased worries about the interest rate ...

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... the biggest drag on the Dow Jones industrial average, fell after the shares hit a 52-week high on Friday. The Dow industrials were down 39.06 points at 10,836.53. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 7.40 points at 1259.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index ...

Fund managers doubt local equities: Russell

... positively disposed to materials and energy sectors while sentiment towards information technology, financials and industrials remained divided," he said. Gunning went onto add that the biggest surprise was in the shift in confidence of the Australian ...