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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... of Britain's leading shares ended down 1.7 per cent as inflationary concerns dragged stocks down ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate verdict on Thursday. The FTSE 100 ended 110.1 points lower at 6,522.7, but was barely affected by the European ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... of news overnight that UK's central bank had considered raising interest rates. The release of minutes from the Bank of England's board meeting earlier this month weakened the US dollar, which in turn helped the domestic unit. The Australian dollar opened ...

Mercer appoints ex-RBA exec as principal

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... office, as manager of the Bank's EUR8 billion European fixed income portfolio and worked as a consultant at the Bank of England, specialising in risk management for derivatives portfolios. Simon Eagleton, Mercer's Australia/New Zealand business leader ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... Britain's index of top 100 shares fell after interest rates were raised to their highest level in six years by the Bank of England. The fall came despite some bolstering by merger and acquisition activity. The FTSE 100 at close was down 25.5 points to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... LONDON - Britain's top share index rose to its highest close in six weeks in subdued trade on Thursday after the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged, as banks led the gains. The FTSE 100 closed up 32.6 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 6,397.3 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... higher, as rising base metal prices boosted mining stocks and M&A activity supported the index ahead of a two-day Bank of England meeting on interest rates. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,366.1 points, up 50.6 or 0.80 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... - The FTSE 100 ended 7.5 points, or 0.12 per cent higher at 6,315.5, with many investors keeping an eye on the Bank of England's two-day interest rate meeting starting on Wednesday. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended up 20.14 points, or 0.29 per cent, at ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... conditions index rose from 47.2 to 49.2 which another sign of optimism in the economy strengthening. In Europe the Bank of England left rates on hold at 5.25 per cent and the ECB raised official rates by a quarter of a per cent to 3.75 per cent overnight. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... Britain's leading shares ended down 0.36 per cent following a mixed session for corporate results and after both the Bank of England (BoE) and European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged. The FTSE 100 ended down 23.1 points at 6,346.4. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... higher, extending closing gains achieved throughout January and buoyed by BHP Billiton's results ahead of the Bank of England's interest rates decision, due on Thursday. The FTSE 100 ended up 23.2 points, or 0.37 per cent at 6,369.5, its highest close ...