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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... have finished with solid gains following encouraging economic data and a solid earnings report from Home Depot. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday finished up 80.85 points (0.48 per cent) at 16,919.59. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 9.86 (0.50 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... McCarthy said an engaging of concerns over the situation in Ukraine had helped boost global market sentiment. Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than one per cent overnight, while Germany's DAX 30 and London's FTSE100 were also higher. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... up 25 points at 5,554. Wall Street also got a boost from a bidding war over three discount "Dollar" store chains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished one per cent at 16,838.74, while the Nasdaq Composite closed at a 14 year high, up one per cent ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... counterpart in Berlin on Sunday for talks alongside the top diplomats from France and Germany. At the market close the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 50.54 points (0.30 per cent) at 16,663.04, after earlier having shed 0.50 per cent on the Ukraine ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... Australian share market is higher after a positive week of company results and strong offshore leads. Wall Street's Dow Jones finished 0.37 per cent higher overnight, after jobless claims increased but overall data continued to suggest an improving labour ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... day's gains after jobless claims increased but overall the data continued to suggest an improving labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 61.78 points (0.37 per cent), closing at 16,713.58. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 8.46 (0.43 per ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... telecommunications giant Telstra. Despite lucklustre retail sales data all the major US markets gained overnight with the Dow Jones rising 0.55 per cent while the broad-based S&P 500 jumped 0.67 per cent and the tech-rich Nasdaq lifted more than one ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Wednesday finished solidly higher despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 91.26 points (0.55 per cent) to 16,651.80. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 12.97 (0.67 per cent) ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... finished lower following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday's report on US retail sales. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 9.44 points (0.06 per cent) to 16,560.54. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 3.17 (0.16 per cent) to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... jihadists in Iraq trumped encouraging labour-market data and spurred talk of possible military action by the US. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 75.07 points (0.46 per cent) at 16,368.27. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 10.67 (0.56 per cent) to ...