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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... and fears over French banks compounded worries that the world is set for another recession, analysts said. French banking shares dived more than 10 per cent on concerns that Moody's credit rating agency might downgrade their ratings because of the amount ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... 3,089.66 points. Swiss stocks surged with the Swiss Market Index closing up 5.02 per cent at 5,032.75 points, as banking shares led the charge. Spanish share prices closed up 3.56 per cent, regaining some of the huge losses made in the previous eight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... 12.97 points, to 857.19. Exporters such as Toyota, Sony and Canon fell as the euro sank against the dollar and yen. Banking shares also fell with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group off 2.93 per cent and Sumitomo Mitsui FG down 2.14 per cent. Shares in Hong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... a bid to reduce the budget deficit to just 0.2 per cent of output by 2014 from 4.6 per cent last year. In Spain banking shares were also the worst hit. But the big news was on Spanish 10-year bonds, where yields rose above six per cent for the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... would approve austerity measures needed to unlock bailout aid and stave off a debt default fuelled a rebound in banking shares and European stock markets on Tuesday. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares rose 0.78 per cent to 5,766.88 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... Italian and German 10-year bonds hit 212 basis points - their highest level since the creation of the euro, while banking shares suffered a shock plunge following market rumours of an imminent downgrade of Italy's sovereign rating. Nevertheless, London's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... jumped 2.5 per cent. SHANGHAI - Chinese shares closed down as sentiment was dented by concerns about a glut of banking shares amid a run of IPOs, dealers said. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 10.61 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 2,637.5. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... stock market was buoyant in morning trade after stronger-than-expected sales figures from Wesfarmers and rises in banking shares. Following a strong finish last week on Wall Street, at 1200 AEST Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.5 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... points, or by 0.67 per cent, to 4,026.97 TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.1 per cent on Wednesday, as a surge in banking shares on a brighter outlook for the US financial sector offset profit-taking in other stocks after the benchmark's recent rally ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... 500 index retreated 12.75 points, or 1.27 per cent, to 994.35. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets plunged with banking shares leading the way, as investors awaited signals on the outlook for the US economy from a meeting of the US Federal Reserve. ...