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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... final turn higher on news Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti had invited French, Spanish and German leaders to a four-way summit after key Greek elections in June. At close London's benchmark FTSE 100 index inched up 0.03 per cent to 5,351.53 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... flat. LONDON - The euro has hit near-two-year lows as European and US data offered little light in the gloom and an EU summit failed to come up with any fresh remedy to reassure investors over Greece's future. European surveys indicated the economy slowing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... 2.79 per cent from 2.89 per cent. LONDON - European shares dived and the euro has hit a 22-month low before an informal EU summit and after the former Greek prime minister said Greece might leave the eurozone. Sentiment was also tense after Germany reasserted ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose on hopes EU leaders will agree on dealing with the eurozone debt crisis at an upcoming summit. Tokyo gained 1.10 per cent, or 95.40 points, to end at 8,729.29 on Tuesday, Seoul rose 1.64 per cent, or 29.56 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... Greece to remain in the eurozone. The euro bounced back on Monday from four-month lows against the dollar after the G8 summit. But Hong Kong stocks fell, with the market's largest constituent HSBC down on its exposure to the eurozone crisis. Tokyo gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (financial markets) Guy Debelle is due to address the Australian DCM Summit 2012 in Sydney. In equities news, Brickworks, Sigma Pharmaceuticals and Washington H Soul Pattinson (BKW) are expected ...

Better days are getting happier

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... (1,402.60) to be precise) - the first time since June 2008 - taking it just 163 points shy of the record 1565.15 point summit reached on 9 October 2007. The good news: The US labour market is not only improving, it's gaining momentum. Jobless claims ...

TSCGEMU

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... that we know. Let's put these credit rating agencies newly developed habit of insinuating themselves whenever there's a summit going on aside and focus on the summit itself. Yes, there was one last week. European Union leaders met at their Council HQ ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... cent) to 2,976.19. LONDON - European stock markets finished the week on a mixed note while the euro fell following an EU summit on the Greek debt crisis, new rules to control eurozone budgets and massive central bank funding for banks. London's FTSE ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... Greek debt crisis and rallied on Thursday to lead the stockmarket higher. European stock markets closed higher as an EU summit gave the all clear on the latest Greek bailout accord and borrowing costs for Italy and Spain fell sharply. AT 1030 AEDT on ...