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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... to 1,555.77. LONDON - European stocks surged on Monday after the announcement of a new plan to stabilise the US banking sector. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares gained 109.96 points, or 2.86 per cent, to 3,952.81 points. FRANKFURT - The Dax rose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... index futures contract was down 42 points to 3,190 on a volume of 16,078 contracts. Resources, materials and the banking sector were lower following Wall Street's 4.2 per cent plunge overnight after the US government injected $US30 billion to prevent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... probably reducing some of the exposure in that sector." Mr Vaughan said that, despite the underperformance, the banking sector had contained the losses. National Australia Bank added 35 cents to $17.86, Commonwealth Bank lost 52 cents to $29.28, Westpac ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... sector, market giant BHP Billiton rose 49 cents to $29.46 while rival Rio Tinto was up 52 cents to $47.17. The banking sector was mixed. National Australia Bank added four cents to $17.60, Commonwealth Bank lost 13 cents to $29.12, Westpac rose 13 cents ...

Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... selling off assets is not good." But it is not only the GIC that stands to lose out. The nationalisation of the US banking sector will have its knock-on effect on the valuation of global finance stocks and consequently, the returns of pension funds and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... on a volume of 14,366 contracts. "The US market is looking for a bottom, at the moment there are fears about the banking sector over there that it will be nationalised or part nationalised," CMC Markets analyst David Taylor said. "That sense of insecurity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was lower at noon on Friday, pulled back by weakness in the banking sector following a negative lead from United States markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was off 51.2 points, or 1.48 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... finish since Oct 28 when it ended at 7,621.92. HONG KONG - The Hong Kong market lost 3.8 per cent amid more weak banking sector earnings. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended 510.48 points down at 12,945.4. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket eased ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... weaker, with BHP Billiton dropping 48 cents to $32.22 by 1201 AEDT and rival Rio Tinto losing $1.04 to $49.96. The banking sector was mixed, with National Australia Bank adding 12 cents to $18.57 by 1202 AEDT, ANZ losing eight cents to $12.88, Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... off 3.34 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 865.26. LONDON - European stocks rallied late in trading, powered by the banking sector on expectation the US congress will approve President Barack Obama's plan to stimulate the recession-hit US economy. In London ...