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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... Sekely said. He said the market had largely ignored spreading unrest in the Middle East and some disappointing US housing data. Local investors had not taken much notice of the resignation of the prime minister of Portugal after parliament rejected an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... Middle East and Japan's nuclear crisis. The markets opened in positive territory but slipped back as disappointing US housing data and a sharp British government growth downgrade hit confidence, only to recover again by the finish. And fears that the ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... quoting the analysts, quoting the economists, quoting the experts used to describe last night's disappointing US housing data. Latest figures from the National Association of Realtors has again proved the phrase "safe as houses" wrong -- as it had during ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... shares closed 1.62 per cent higher on Thursday as dealers followed a strong lead from Wall Street after upbeat US housing data. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 314.91 points to end at 19,786.71. Turnover was $HK51.59 billion. But Chinese shares fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... about the impact of the debt crisis on some of Europe's banks, but rebounded later in their sessions on upbeat US housing data and a rise on Wall Street. The FTSE index of leading British shares lost 11.98 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 5,151.32. FRANKFURT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher with US and European markets posting gains on positive US housing data and the impact of a weaker US dollar on commodities. At 0758 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... to 1,090.97. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on Tuesday, giving up early gains after disappointing US housing data sparked a reverse on Wall Street. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares lost 38.14 points, or 0.72 per ...

Day of silence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... 4.9 per cent in July. Better, the rise in orders was reflected nearly across the board. Likewise, last night's US housing data confirms previous reports of a turnaround in the sector. New home sales rose by 9.6 per cent to 433,000 units (annualised) ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... be unclogging, equity markets are cheering. Wall Street staged another rally last night on better-than-expected US housing data and a rise in China's purchasing managers index above 50 - indicating that manufacturing there is once again expanding. They ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... Britain's top share index slid, with banks on both sides of the Atlantic hit by fears of more losses, while weak US housing data fuelled concerns for a US economy flirting with recession. The FTSE 100 ended a volatile trading session down 1.49 per cent ...