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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... from $US1.2926 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as earlier gains from promising US jobs figures and hopes for upcoming Chinese economic data were offset by concerns over the global economy. Japanese shares were also ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... catalysts, regional investors took a wait-and-see approach with the ECB meeting on Thursday as well as closely watched US jobs figures due on Friday. Tokyo on Tuesday slipped 0.10 per cent, or 8.38 points, to 8,775.51, Sydney fell 0.61 per cent, or 26.2 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after weaker-than-expected US jobs figures. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 14 points at 4,111. In economic news on Monday, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... The local market dropped after major indices in Europe and on Wall Street slumped on the back of disappointing US jobs figures, slow US manufacturing growth, record unemployment rates in Europe and weak Chinese manufacturing data. Australia's market ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... weak eurozone business data. HONG KONG - Asian shares mostly slipped in nervous trade ahead of closely watched US jobs figures later in the day, at the end of a week that has provided mixed signals on the global economy. Investors also remained cautious ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened one per cent lower as investors reacted to weak US jobs figures released at the start of easter break. At 1016 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 40.1 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 4,279.7 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... on future interest rates, then we could see the Aussie fall around half a cent." Mr Waterer added that Friday's US jobs figures - which reflected a trend of positive data from the US - could encourage the central bank to wait and see how global economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
... Group post first half year results. In Australia, the market on Monday closed higher after better than expected US jobs figures boosted global sentiment for equities. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 44.8 points, or 1.05 per cent, to 4,296.0 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Australian shares have opened almost 1.5 per cent higher after the release of better-than-expected US jobs figures. The Wall Street rallied on Friday after official figures showed the US unemployment rate fell from 8.5 per cent in December to 8.3 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... share market continued to lose ground in intraday trading with uncertainty over the carbon tax, disappointing US jobs figures and China's surging inflation dragging shares down. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.6 points ...