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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2006
... Poor's 500 Index slipped 4.35 points to 1,283.26. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index fell 16.1 points at 2,300.94. LONDON - Banks led Britain's blue chips lower, with Monday's favourite Standard Chartered down 2.2 per cent as investors had second ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
... Standard & Poor's 500 index closed up 1.55 at 1,287.61, and the tech-laden Nasdaq composite index climbed 0.35 to 2,317.04. LONDON - Gains in oil majors such as BP and Royal Dutch Shell, and a fresh pick up in bid speculation centring on bank group Standard ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2006
... and concerns about Iran's threat to halt U.N. nuclear inspections offset a tame inflation reading in a government report. LONDON - UK stocks unravelled some of their recent gains, dragging the FTSE 100 to a weekly loss for the first time in six weeks ...

RBC and Dexia join hands to form top 10 global custodian

... business and become more efficient and competitive," said newly-appointed CEO Jose Placido. The headquarters will remain in London but with two key operating companies to be based in Canada and Luxembourg. "Here in Australia, Dexia Fund Services was ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2006
... escalated, investors worried about profits and brokerages downgraded blue chips JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Coca-Cola Co. LONDON - British shares edged upwards to their highest finish since June 2001, but a profit warning from France Telecom sent shockwaves ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2006
... indexes have closed up for six of the past seven trading sessions. Nasdaq's winning streak is its longest since November. LONDON - Britain's leading share index closed back above 5,700 points, buoyed by takeover activity after P&O said it had received ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2006
... snapped a five-day rally that pushed the Dow Jones above 11,000 yesterday for the first time in four-and-a-half years. LONDON - Britain's leading share index backed further away from four-and-a-half year highs, led down by miners whose losses were intensified ...

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... Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 7.40 points at 1259.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 29.74 points at 2222.74. LONDON - Britain's top shares closed higher, just short of 52-month highs, after drugs firms like AstraZeneca advanced following ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2005
... 2252.48. For the year the Dow has risen 0.86 per cent, the S&P is up 4.57 per cent and the Nasdaq has gained 3.54 per cent. LONDON - Leading British shares closed near 52-month highs in a bank-led rally as investors covered short positions following ...

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... Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 1.80 points at 1270.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 1.96 points at 2260.63. LONDON - British shares closed below the 5500 level for the first time in a fortnight on weaker oils and miners, although property ...