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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... of China added to expectations of more stimulus measures in the United States following strong hints from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on Friday. Hong Kong on Monday added 0.39 per cent, or 76.64 points, to 19,559.21 and Shanghai ended 0.57 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... fell as a weak set of Japanese economic figures sent Tokyo diving while dealers looked ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke later in the day. Tokyo on Friday slipped 1.60 per cent, or 143.87 points, to 8,839.91, Seoul edged down 0.07 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... Street closed flat in response to a mixed bag of US economic data, with trade cautious ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. The US dollar eased slightly from the gains it made in New York on the back of an upward revision of American ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... market is set to open slightly lower as investors remain timid ahead of a highly anticipated speech from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke at the end of the week. World markets were mixed overnight, posting either slight gains or modest falls. At ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... finish on Wall Street with no clear direction from economic data and investors waiting for a key speech by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. At 0745 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,353. In ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... index was up 32.1 points, or 0.77 per cent, at 4,175.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed higher after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the economy to Congress and said the Fed would act if the situation gets worse. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... was lower at $1.2268 from $1.2292 in New York late Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell after US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke warned of a further slowdown in the US economy and a "frustratingly slow" rise in employment. Tokyo fell 0.32 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... would be choppy and unpredictable ahead of the local earnings season, he said. US stocks closed higher after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the economy to Congress and said the Fed would act if the situation gets worse. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... index was up 32.1 points, or 0.77 per cent, at 4,175.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed higher after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke gave a gloomy assessment of the economy to Congress and said the Fed would act if the situation gets worse. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... energy costs. Markets were partly responding to Wall Street, where sentiment was dented by comments from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. The oil price rises hurt Asia's airlines, with Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways falling 2.5 per cent. All Nippon ...