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Morning market wrap: US stocks up in late trade

... dollar weakened against most major currencies, down to 119.4 Japanese yen and with the euro trading at US$1.1610. Earlier in London, the FTSE 100 fell 67.3 points to 3,963.9, a five and a half week low. All Ordinaries 3009.2 +0 NASDAQ 1640.13 +17.33 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks edge lower

... But it was the best quarter for stocks since late 1998, with the Nasdaq climbing 21% and the S&P 500 up 15%. Earlier in London the FTSE closed down 36.6 points (0.9%) at 4,031.2. Bonds finished modestly stronger on the disappointing manufacturing data ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks slump on earnings doubts

... The Nasdaq composite index lost 33.9 points (2.1%) to close at 1,610.8, its third straight day of declines. Earlier in London the FTSE 100 slumped 72.2 points (1.7%) to close at 4,087.9, the lowest level in three weeks. US Treasury bonds rallied in the ...

Morning market wrap: US bond yields spike higher

... Nasdaq gained 8.7 points (0.5%) to close at 1,677.2. It was the Nasdaq's highest closing level since May 2002. Earlier in London the FTSE gained 16.6 points to close at 4,207.0. The US dollar was generally firmer against the major crossrates as monetary ...

Morning market wrap: US Stocks Slump Friday As Confidence Wanes

... the Dow Jones and S&P indexes, although the Dow managed to finish the week 0.6% higher and the S&P up 0.1%. Earlier in London the FTSE 100 closed 4.7 points (0.1%) lower at 4,156.6, as the disappointing US economic data offset a strong sales report from ...

Morning Market Wrap: US Shares Finish Modestly Higher

... closing at 1,653.6. The three major indexes are all now between 20% and 30% higher than the lows of 11 March. Earlier in London the FTSE 100 closed at 4,158.1, well off morning highs, but 8.0 points higher than the previous finish. The US Commerce Department ...

Westpac launches EUR500million (A$885million) fixed rate note

... an annual coupon of 2.88 % per annum and has a maturity date of June 2008, Westpac said. The note will be listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Aberdeen appoints Briggs as economic and fixed interest director

... Aberdeen Australia as part of a team restructure that will also see fixed interest portfolio manager Marcelo Saez transfer to London. Briggs will now be in charge of economic research for the Aberdeen group on a global basis, although she will continue ...

Morning market wrap: Dow falls back below 9,000

... week on a weaker note, pushing the Dow Jones index back below 9,000 points, echoing the softer sentiment seen earlier in London. All Ordinaries: 3018.10 (+0.00) Dow Jones: 8980.00 (-82.79) NASDAQ: 1603.97 (+23.45) FTSE-100: 4129.10 (-21.70) Hang Seng ...

Morning market wrap: ECB cuts interest rates to 2%

The sentiment was softer in London as the FTSE-100 fell by 22.30 points, but the continued fears concerning sluggish growth in the Eurozone has prompted the European Central Bank (ECB) to reduce interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 2%, a move which was ...