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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... cent to 5577.3. NEW YORK - US stocks advanced on Wednesday, sending major indices up more than one per cent, as technology shares led gains after unexpectedly strong profits from computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. Hopes that the US Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... sluggish economic growth ahead and unfavorable brokerage reports on two semiconductor makers sparked a sell-off in technology shares. According to latest data, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 148.27 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 12,403.97 and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... week's losses after IBM reported higher-than-expected preliminary quarterly earnings, spurring a broad rally in technology shares. The Dow Jones industrial average settled up 171.8 points, or 1.36 per cent, at 12,778.15. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
... points. TOKYO - Stocks fell for the first time in four sessions as investors took profits on Kyocera and other technology shares on caution ahead of a decision on US interest rates. The Nikkei fell 31.98 to 15,924.39 points. HONG KONG - Stocks reversed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... while the All Ordinaries lost 20.4 points to 6568.4. NEW YORK - US stocks rose overnight, led by a resurgence in technology shares, after a slew of economic reports pointed to strength in the economy, calming fears of a recession. Even so, jitters about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... points to 6570.9. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded from four days of losses on Tuesday, buoyed by a recovery in technology shares, optimism over Wal-Mart Stores Inc's solid profit and an easing of concerns about credit losses at major banks. A sharp slide ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Friday after a disappointing outlook from Qualcomm Inc triggered more weakness in technology shares and helped send the Nasdaq down to its biggest weekly point loss since the September 11, 2001, attacks. The wireless technology ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... Tuesday as oil prices moved over $97 a barrel, pushing up shares of Exxon Mobil Corp and other energy producers. Technology shares gained on optimism before the release of Cisco's earnings. According to the latest available data, before settlement, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... companies such as Merck & Co and those of utilities rose, countering profit-taking among recently strong oil and technology shares. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 6.26 points to end at 13,974.31 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 3.25 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
The Australian sharemarket opened in the red this morning after technology shares dipped in New York overnight and investors consolidated profits for a second day. By 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 46.6 points to 6612.3 and the ...