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Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... index added 1.7 per cent this week, and marked three consecutive days of gains for the first time since February 17. The Nasdaq Composite is 1 per cent away from its March 2000 high, while the Dow is 1.3 per cent from its record set last month." All ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... below 17,600 earlier in the session. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 4.90 (0.24 per cent) to 2,056.15, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 13.16 (0.27 per cent) at 4,863.36. Oil prices rose sharply as a Saudi-led coalition bombed Houthi Shi'ite ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... was driving the local bourse down. "We saw over one per cent in the Dow in the S&P and a 2.4 per cent move lower in the NASDAQ," he said. "(And) there is nervousness out there that we are due for a little bit of a contraction." Mr Lucas said the financial ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... points, or 0.04 per cent, at 5,937.1, according to preliminary figures. NEW YORK - US stocks have fallen sharply, with the Nasdaq suffering the deepest declines on worries that technology and biotech equities have become overvalued. The tech-rich Nasdaq ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... per cent) on Tuesday to 18,011.14. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 12.92 (0.61 per cent) to 2,091.50, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 16.25 (0.32 per cent) to 4,994.73. Data showed sales of new single-family homes surged in February to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... 0.26 per cent, to 5,921.0 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have finished somewhat lower after a quiet day of trade with the Nasdaq lagging the other two indices following last week's surge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 11.61 points (0.06 per ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... at 5,912.5 points. NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 have given back some of their gains from the prior session, while the Nasdaq edged up closer to 5,000. At the closing bell on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 117.16 points (0.65 per cent) ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... points (1.27 per cent) to 18,076.19. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 25.14 (1.21 per cent) at 2,099.42, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 45.39 (0.92 per cent) to 4,982.83. The Fed dropped a pledge to remain "patient" on raising interest ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... the yield on 2-years declined by 12 bps to 0.55%. US equities rallied: The S&P 500 gained 1.3%; the Dow rose by 1.3%; the Nasdaq's up 0.9% and the Russell 2000 increased by 0.8%. So did commodities (due to their negative correlation with the US dollar) ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... points (1.29 per cent) to 17,977.42. The broad-based S&P 500 jumped 27.79 (1.35 per cent) to 2,081.19, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 57.75 (1.19 per cent) to 4,929.51. The US dollar's recent gains have raised worries about the drag ...