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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... markets fell and the euro dropped against the dollar as traders digested record high eurozone unemployment data following weak US numbers, analysts said. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares shed 1.11 per cent to 6,583.09 points. Frankfurt's DAX ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after weak US employment figures late last week. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was five points lower at 4,890, with 5,092 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... ministers said more time was needed and called for a fresh gathering next week. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following weak US manufacturing data and fears over US talks aimed at averting its budget crisis known as the fiscal cliff. Tokyo fell ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... on volume of 7,207 contracts. The positive start on the local market came despite Wall Street closing lower amid some weak US corporate earnings results and soft commodities prices. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the expiry of exchange ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... of forty thousand years And grizzly ghouls from every tomb Are closing in to seal your doom." Yup, the foul stench of weak US corporate earnings, Greece and Spain in Europe, Europe's recession and anticipation of a hard landing in China which is dragging ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite falls on Wall Street overnight after weak US retail sales figures. At 0800 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up one point at 4,073. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... news from the Federal Reserve. The major indexes fell into the red amid lingering doubts about a bailout plan for Spain, weak US business confidence figures and the expectation of mediocre earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished trade down ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... that's still not counting the extra gains (for offshore investors) from the peso's 4.8% appreciation this year. Despite weak US growth, a slowdown in China and troubles in Europe, the Philippines' real GDP growth quickened to just over 6.0% in the year ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after Wall Street fell on weak US consumer spending data and concerns about the slowing pace of China's economic growth. At 0644 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... performance on Wall Street, with investors banking on the Federal Reserve taking stimulus measures after the release of weak US manufacturing data and the ECB cutting rates on Thursday. Tokyo closed up 0.70 per cent, or 63.11 points, at 9,066.59 on Tuesday ...