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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... and Europe. "We've seen the market perform strongly today, continuing its rally from Friday on the back of news from EU summit," he said. "Most sectors are performing strongly today led mostly by the resources, energy and materials sectors." US oil prices ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... the Nasdaq 12.7 per cent. LONDON - European stock markets surged and the euro jumped against the US dollar after a key EU summit delivered surprise emergency measures to fight the eurozone debt crisis. In Frankfurt the DAX 30 rose 4.33 percent to 6,416.28 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... markets closed mixed as a positive lead from Wall Street was offset by low expectations of concrete action at a key EU summit to resolve the spiralling eurozone crisis. The euro slid ahead of the European Union meeting, with investors fearful that divisions ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... Overnight, European stock markets and the euro wavered in cautious trading, a day after sharp losses and ahead of a key EU summit on how best to tackle the eurozone debt contagion. At close, London benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares dipped 0.07 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... (0.63 per cent) to 2,854.06. The advance came "despite continued worries over the eurozone ahead of this week's key EU summit, as well as a disappointing consumer confidence report," analysts said. LONDON - European stock markets and the euro wavered ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... and the US, there's ongoing concerns about the health of the European Union and there's scepticism about the upcoming EU summit and whether it will deliver any meaningful solution. "That's the backdrop in which our market is playing and then you throw ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... Nasdaq lost 56.26 (1.95 per cent) to 2,836.16. LONDON - European stocks tumbled and the euro has slid ahead of a major EU summit this week that analysts say is unlikely to deliver concrete steps to extinguish eurozone debt fires. London's benchmark FTSE ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... traded. IG markets broker Chris Weston said global markets had regained confidence, with fresh hopes that the upcoming EU Summit would come up with a solution to the euro zone's financial woes. "We clearly had a blockbuster lead, US markets had the best ...

Eurozone to craft a reforms roadmap

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... chairman Jean-Claude Juncker were tasked last month with drafting a reforms roadmap. The plan is to be presented at an EU summit in late June, AAP has reported. The proposals being considered would include European institutions having more power over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... flat. LONDON - The euro has hit near-two-year lows as European and US data offered little light in the gloom and an EU summit failed to come up with any fresh remedy to reassure investors over Greece's future. European surveys indicated the economy slowing ...