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Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020

... instead on the recovery in Wuhan, with the S&P 500 soaring 3.41%, the Dow Jones lifting 3.44% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lifting 2.58%. At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 had mirrored moves made in the US, lifting 1.75% in its last day ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020

... in trade the Dow Jones surged 900-points before closing down 0.12%. Similarly, the S&P 500 lost 0.16% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.33%. The volatility index is now trading up 3.23% at 46.7 points. The falls come despite New York recording its third ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020

... surge on Wall Street overnight. All major US benchmark equity indices rocketed: DJIA by 7.7%; S&P 500 by 7.0%, Nasdaq composite by 7.3%; Russell 2000 by 8.2%. Again, hoping for the best but prepared for the worst. More, here's to wishing that this ...

Dow skyrockets in two-day winning streak

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020

... Other major US indexes posted mixed gains and losses overnight, with the S&P 500 rising a further 1.2% and the Nasdaq Composite falling 0.5%. In the past two days, the Dow has lifted 14%, its largest two-day rally since 1987. The surge comes as law makers ...

Times of turmoil create opportunities: deVere

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020

... Investors are seeking out "new world" sectors to grow their wealth, Green said. "This is evidenced by the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index which has done well, where other global indices have faltered," he said. "New industries will come into their ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY | TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020

... 2000 points. At the end of trade, the S&P 500 fell 7.6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7.79%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 7.29%. NYSE president Stacey Cunningham said the trading halt overnight serves to help build market resilience during ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019

... wet, windy or cloudy days. But the rise and rise of the US equity market - the S&P 500 index, the DJIA, and the Nasdaq composite index all closed at new record highs last week - forward-looking as it is, portends good tidings ahead. To be sure, US equity ...

Chief economist update: Fed cut and Trump's war

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019

... was risk off. Equity markets fell. The S&P 500 index fell by 1.1% on the day; the DJIA declined by 1.2%; the Nasdaq composite index lost 1.2%; and Russell 2000 index closed 0.7% lower. Bond yields dropped. Ten-year US Treasury bond yields fell from 2.06% ...

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019

... the peace dividend that a US-China trade deal brings. Financial developments? Both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index surpassing their all-time record highs over the past few days. So much so that bubble concerns are starting to emerge ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019

You couldn't miss it even if you tried; the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite Index surpassed their former peaks overnight. And the Dow is not far behind - it's off a mere 0.6% away from its all-time high. Yes Virginia, you can be forgiven ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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