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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 37.01 points, or 1.43 per cent, to 2,546.27. For July, the Nasdaq was down 2.2 per cent. LONDON - The UK's top share index soared 2.5 per cent, snapping a five-day losing streak and posting its biggest daily gain since ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... Woolworths no matter what the market is doing." The major miners all were trading higher after metals prices rose on the London Metal Exchange overnight. The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, had gained 25 cents at $37.04, and Rio Tinto had added ...

Australian economy to lose shine in 2025

London-based economic futurist and author Hamish McRae predicts that the US will remain the largest economic hub in the world by 2025 with China a close second but that Australia will be overtaken by India and Mexico. Speaking at this year's Fidelity ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
... points, or 1.03 per cent, to 1,473.91. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 21.04 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 2,583.28. LONDON - The UK's leading share index ended slightly lower, as M&A news and firmer company results struggled to counter fears over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... August price on COMEX. Silver is the September price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US equities had some of the worst losses in five years last week, with Friday the second dismal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... which one has gone down by more and which one has gone down by less," he said. As well, weaker commodity prices on the London Metal Exchange hit the major miners. Australia's biggest miner BHP Billiton dropped $1.12 cents to $36.18, while rival Rio Tinto ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... August price on COMEX. Silver is the September price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks took a dive overnight, with the Dow falling by more than 300 points and the S&P losing ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... and now we're come back a bit. "You've just got to keep it all in a bit of perspective." Weaker commodity prices on the London Metal Exchange hit the major miners, both of which suffered significant falls. Australia's biggest miner BHP Billiton dropped ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... August price on COMEX. Silver is the September price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks climbed out of the previous day's slump in a volatile day of trade. A three per cent ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... 30.53 points, or 1.98 per cent, to 1,511.04 and the Nasdaq Composite Index lost 50.72 points, or 1.89 per cent to 2,639.86. LONDON - The FTSE 100 fell 1.9 per cent, touching what was almost a one-month low, as subprime mortgages in the US continued to ...