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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... reassured investors. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 404.71 points to its biggest advance since March 2009. Broader US indices outpaced the Dow's 3.9 per cent rise. Gains in several European markets topped 9 per cent. The yield on the benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had brought civil charges against the Wall Street giant sent all major US indices plummeting, with financial firms hit the hardest. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 125.91 points, or 1.13 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... 11,000-point mark. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.45 points (0.12 per cent) to settle at 11,019.42, with other US indices also finishing the day up. The tech-rich Nasdaq composite rose 8.12 points (0.33 per cent) to settle at 2,465.99 and the ...

Market Wrap - Mid-Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... Exchange, the March share price index contract was 53 points higher at 4,527, on volume of 10,957 contracts. Major US indices finished higher with stocks rallying on hopes that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden. The Dow ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... could say." Mr Potter said the weak tone on the share market was "very surprising". "Leads were pretty reasonable. The US indices posted modest gains," he said. The big miners were lower at noon, with BHP Billiton down 42 cents, or 0.96 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... the week, while the Nasdaq composite rallied 3.08 per cent. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets rose on Friday after US indices struck the highest levels this year on Thursday on growing optimism about the economic future. In London the FTSE 100 index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Australian shares were over four per cent higher at noon after US indices soared to their second-largest point gain ever. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 170.1 points, or 4.48 per cent, at 3,964.7, while the broader All Ordinaries gained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Financial stocks dragged the Australian sharemarket lower at noon after a strong negative lead from US indices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 64.7 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 3,744.5, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 56.8 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were higher at noon after US indices soared in a late rally buoyed by signs of easing credit and the growing likelihood of a second stimulus package. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 100.6 points, or 2.43 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were higher at noon after all major US indices surged more than eleven per cent overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 219 points, or 5.24 per cent, at 4399.7, while the broader All Ordinaries had gained 227.6 points ...