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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
... 1.28 per cent, at 1,502.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 28.00 points, or 1.07 per cent, at 2,588.96. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index registered a fifth day of losses amid a global sell-off, with banks buckling as bond prices fell, but ...

Economic round up: GDP vs. gross domestic happiness

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... shortest average working hours globally. FDS chief Charlotte Cornish said, "It is interesting to note that after France, Britain and Sweden, the world's biggest workplace whingers are Americans, despite their having by far the highest levels of income." ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... cent, to finish at 1,522.97. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 17.10 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 2,599.41. LONDON - Britain's top index of 100 leading shares rose more than one per cent, as UK equities benefited from a retreat in US bond yields and ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... 32.54 points to close at 2,582.31. It was the best day for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq in nearly three months. LONDON - Britain's index of 100 leading shares rose, with upbeat miners and a retreat in 5-year US bond yield highs eased sentiment in the stock ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... 1,509.12. But the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 1.39 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 2,572.15. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares ended up 0.96 per cent. This reversed some of the losses suffered last week after fears that global ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... finish at 1,490.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 45.80 points, or 1.77 per cent, to close at 2,541.38. LONDON - Britain's index of 100 leading shares fell to its lowest close in a month in choppy trade as the prospect of higher interest rates spooked ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... March. The Nasdaq Composite Index skidded 24.05 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 2,587.18. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares ended down 1.7 per cent as inflationary concerns dragged stocks down ahead of the Bank of England's interest ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... cent, to finish at 1,530.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 7.06 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 2,611.23. LONDON - Britain's top share index shed earlier gains to end down 0.5 per cent, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments that US ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... 8.21 points to end at a record 13,676.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 4.37 points to close at 2,618.29. LONDON - Britain's index of top shares fell, led by the real estate and mining sectors, as investors brace themselves for interest rate decisions ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... 1,536.34. And the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 9.40 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 2,613.92. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares rose to their highest close since September 2000, buoyed by a flurry of US data and supported by mining shares. ...