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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... points, at 8,748.47. The uncertainty in the European Union has weighed on global commodity and equity markets for months, with Italy now joining Greece in the emergency room. The cancellation of an EU finance ministers' meeting before Wednesday's summit ...

US unlikely to follow EU short selling ban

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... undermining of European banks that have bought EU bonds, follows an earlier ban on short selling of financial stocks in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium. Critics believe this financial stock short selling ban indirectly destroyed confidence in Dexia ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), to convince markets it has the means to protect highly indebted nations such as Italy and Greece. HONG KONG - Asian shares surged after weekend meetings of European leaders resulted in "good progress" on ...

Disagreeing to agree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... and you'll have all the other PIGIs going wee wee wee all the way home. What would stop Ireland or Portugal or Spain or Italy from asking for the same debt reduction? They'll ask to have what Greece was given. The problem is the longer the Europeans ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... massive boost to markets as dealers have for months been concerned that Europe did not have sufficient funds if Spain or Italy run into trouble. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose, boosted by a Wall Street rally following a report that European leaders ...

Sounds like a plan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... at it, it also cut BNP Paribas' credit rating to AA- from AA. Fitch Ratings was also on a roll. After snipping Spain and Italy's ratings, it went on a cutting spree - downgrading the ratings of UBS and Lloyd's and putting 13 US and European big-named ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... Elsewhere in Europe, Milan rallied 3.67 per cent, despite news before the weekend that Fitch had cut credit ratings on Spain and Italy. Madrid shares increased by 1.07 per cent, Lisbon by 2.39 per cent, Zurich by 1.17 per cent and Amsterdam by 1.74 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... into positive territory at the open, despite Wall Street stocks closing in the red on Friday after a credit downgrade on Italy and Spain. Shares moved higher in early trade, and by 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 42.3 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after a credit downgrade for Italy and Spain dampened market optimism. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 97.39 US cents, down from 97.75 cents on Friday. Since 1700 AEDT on Friday ...