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It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Houston, it seems we've lost May. With two trading days to go this month - one for Wall Street because of the Memorial Day holiday in the US - "sell in May then go away" is in the bag - unless of course, there's a sudden whiff of euphoria, or perhaps ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... per cent. The market remained relatively subdued ahead of a long holiday weekend, with markets closed on Monday for Memorial Day. Rallying oil prices -- topping $US101 a barrel in New York -- boosted energy and commodity-linked shares. On the blue-chip ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... Ordinaries index fell by 25.4 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 4,453.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the Memorial Day holiday. LONDON - British markets were closed for the spring bank holiday. FRANKFURT - European stock exchanges closed generally ...

RIP May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... give this game to Team Bear. Congratulations to all those who sold and went away in May! Monday, 31 May 2010, is a Memorial Day holiday in America, so that's it for Wall Street. The S&P 500 is officially down 8.2 per cent in the month -- and is snorkelling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... Thursday that had pushed the Dow up almost 300 points. Volume was thin as US markets will be closed on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. A weak report on consumer spending and income added to the bearish sentiment. News that Fitch Ratings downgraded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... on US consumer confidence by a Conference Board survey buoyed hopes of economic recovery. Resuming trade after the Memorial Day holiday, stocks had come under early pressure as geopolitical unease in Asia over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... broader All Ordinaries index lost 20.1 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 3,735.3. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the Memorial Day holiday. LONDON - London markets were closed for a bank holiday. FRANKFURT - European stock markets were little changed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... $21.61 at 1203 AEST. The local market will have no lead for trading on Tuesday, with a bank holiday in the UK and Memorial Day in the US overnight, Mr Taylor said. "We're having a very quiet start to the week," he said. At 1204 AEST, mining giant BHP ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
... Ordinaries declined 58.7 points, or one per cent, to 5,807.5. NEW YORK - US stock markets were closed on Monday for the Memorial Day public holiday. They will reopen on Tuesday. On Friday, US stocks fell to round out the worst week in three months as ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... holds a shareholder meeting while Telstra's Phil Burgess speaks in Sydney. NEW YORK - US markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday. LONDON - The UK Stock Exchange was closed for a public holiday. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5755.02, down ...