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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... the previous record. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 5.80 (0.28 per cent) to 2,072.83, also an all-time high. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 29.07 (0.61 per cent) at 4,787.32. Data for October showed a slight increase in US consumer spending ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... broad-based S&P 500 retreated slightly from Monday's record, dropping 1.82 (0.09 per cent) to 2,067.59, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 3.36 (0.07 per cent) at 4,758.25. The Commerce Department unexpectedly raised its estimate for third-quarter ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... straight record close. The S&P 500 gained 5.96 (0.29 per cent) to 2,069.46, its second straight record, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index bolted 41.92 (0.89 per cent) to 4,754.89 behind a nearly two per cent rise in Apple. The US economic calendar ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... its second straight record close. The broad-based S&P 500 gained 10.75 (0.52 per cent) to 2,063.50, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 11.10 (0.24 per cent) to 4,712.97. The People's Bank of China unexpectedly cut benchmark interest ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... 35 points. The S&P 500 gained 10.48 (0.51 per cent) to 2,051.80, notching its third straight record, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 31.44 (0.67 per cent) to 4,702.44. US homebuilder confidence rose by four points to 58, according ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... 35 points. The S&P 500 gained 10.48 (0.51 per cent) to 2,051.80, notching its third straight record, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 31.44 (0.67 per cent) to 4,702.44. US homebuilder confidence rose by four points to 58, according ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... expected following the US session, in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 finished virtually flat while the Nasdaq lost ground. "It's pretty much what we expected from overnight developments," he said. In the resources sector, global miner ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... added 0.49 points (0.02 per cent) at 2,039.82, slipping past the previous record by 0.14 point. Meanwhile the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite gained 8.40 (0.18 per cent) at 4,688.54. Confirmation that Halliburton is in negotiations to buy rival Baker Hughes ...

Bullish sentiment at 4-year high, expect zero return in six months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Street off of QE successfully. Since the Fed's announcement of the final taper on 29 October, the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq have appreciated by 2.8% and the Dow by 4.0%; the VIX index has fallen to a reading of 13.8 from 15.2 (and this year's high ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Tuesday. The broad-market S&P 500 fell shy of a new mark, adding 1.07 (0.05 per cent) at 2,039.32, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite gained 5.01 (0.11 per cent) at 4,680.14. Warren Buffett's cash-laden investment house Berkshire said it would pay ...