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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... per cent, to settle at 7,175.33, and the French CAC also fell, by 11.84 points to settle at 4,042.92. HONG KONG - Asian stocks mostly rose on Monday after the United States said unemployment hit a two-year low last month, while Japanese traders were ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... 56.3 per cent. Not far behind Peru's are gains of 46.0 per cent and 31.5 per cent delivered by Argentinian and Chilean stocks, respectively. One major factor that's boosting the stock markets of Latin America is the rise and rise of commodity prices ...

Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... the start of March, had lifted its Japanese weighting from 17 per cent to 21 per cent in recent weeks. "In the Japanese stocks we own there is very little supply chain impact to date. We have used the weakness in the market to add to the medical and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... in Iron Baron, South Australia. National turnover at 1207 AEST was 1.71 million securities worth $2.2 billion, with 651 stocks up, 348 down and 371 unchanged. Wall Street closed higher on Friday, as traders welcomed a drop in US unemployment to 8.8 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... said in a report signalling a turnaround in the troubled labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 blue-chip stocks rose 56.99 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 12,376.72 points. The broad-based S&P 500 index rose 6.58 points, or 0.50 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... that maybe something is not too far away." Mr Leppinus said investor strength in Woodside had helped to drive resources stocks. "The resources stocks have found a bit of life this morning. They're all up between half a per cent to just under one per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... stretch. Measured against other first quarters, that's the largest point gain since 1998 and the second best on record. Stocks ended the day mixed as the price of oil jumped to a 30-month high. Slightly disappointing reports on unemployment claims and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... 20.01 per cent, to 77.5 cents. National turnover at 1226 AEDT was 1.4 billion securities worth $2.54 billion, with 478 stocks up, 494 down and 364 unchanged.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... 4,822.2 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index climbed 61.5 points, or 1.27 per cent, to 4,912.7 points. NEW YORK - US stocks made solid gains on Wednesday after a key report on private-sector hiring suggested the ailing labour market was turning ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Australian stocks have extended gains during the morning, with the gold and materials sector leading the broader market higher at noon. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41.6 points, or 0.87 per cent, at 4,797.4 points, while the broader ...