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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 14.38 points at 1,505.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 28.48 points at 2,562.22. LONDON - Britain's top share index recovered from early losses to end higher, snapping a three-day losing streak, driven by acquisition ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... 1,491.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index moved back 42.60 points to close at 2,533.74. Metals were down across the board in London, with the exception of nickel, which rose 1.4 per cent to $US50,000 per tonne. Tin fell almost three per cent to $US13,800 ...

A merger made in heaven

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... were nutted out on Tuesday this week. The proposal would see Reuters, which began transmitting stock market data between London and Paris in 1851, being taken over by the Toronto based Thomson, creating Thomson-Reuters. This new combined entity would ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... Poor's 500 Index lost 21.11 points to 1,491.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index moved back 42.60 points to close at 2,533.74. LONDON - Britain's index of top 100 shares fell after interest rates were raised to their highest level in six years by the Bank ...

HFA promotes new investment manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... investment manager. Financial analyst Darren Katz steps up to the new role to replace Peter Coates, who is on secondment in London. Katz assumes responsibility for managing HFA's absolute return and hedge funds portfolio, sourcing Asia-Pacific hedge ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed 4.86 points to 1,512.58. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 4.59 points to 2,576.34. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's top shares was flat at close with Rio Tinto making the greatest gains on takeover rumours. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... Poor's 500 Index fell 1.76 points to close at 1,507.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index nudged ahead 0.80 of a point to 2,571.75. LONDON - Britain's index of top 100 shares fell after a positive week-long run of gains. The decline came before key decisions ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 3.86 points to 1,509.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 1.20 points to 2,570.95. LONDON - The London stock market was closed for a public holiday. On Friday, the FTSE 100 rose 65.9 points to 6,603.7. FRANKFURT ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... enthusiasm had waned by midday. "It's been a pretty mixed day," Mr Land said. "We've had a pretty good close for the week on the London metals trade which made for a good starting environment for the miners. "So we're seeing BHP and Rio leading the way ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... is the June price on COMEX. Silver is the May price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks on Wall Street hit their fourth straight record close on Friday with economic data easing ...