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FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... is derived from individual subsectors of the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) which was developed by FTSE Group and Dow Jones Indexes. The indices include the FTSE Asian Autos and Trucks; Banks, Basic Resources; Food & Beverage; Industrial Goods ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... thousands of jobs. Better-than-expected retail sales and factory orders were not enough to stoke investor confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 281.40 points, or 4.09 per cent, to 6,594.44. The S&P 500 index lost 30.32 points, or 4.25 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
... cut back discretionary spending. Harvey Norman shares had eased one cent to $2.12 at 1212 AEDT. Explosives, paint and chemicals manufacturer Orica says it's heading for an eighth year of underlying profit growth, with its first quarter profit ahead of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... has reported a 137 per cent rise in annual profit, after benefiting from strong demand for fertiliser, seeds and farm chemicals as drought conditions eased. At 1216 AEDT, shares in the company had were up 18 cents, or 6.9 per cent, to $2.79. "Profit ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Tinto added $2.75, or 2.26 per cent, to $124.25. Bauxite miner Alumina, the minority partner in Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, rose eight cents, or 1.83 per cent, to $4.45. It was a mixed noon for the finance sector. Westpac Banking Corp rose nine ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... partly recovered but still ended lower amid talk that a bailout of bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc was imminent. The Dow Jones industrial average settled down 45.1 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 12,213.80.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... Wall Street. US equity markets fell to two-month lows on Friday on poor reports from financial and technology companies. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 223.55 points, or 1.69 per cent, to 13,042.74. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 21.07 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2007
... inflation and takeovers in health care and chemicals increased optimism about share valuations, limiting the market's decline. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 14.39 points, or 0.11 per cent, to end at 13,337.66. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... textile production areas. The other industry within manufacturing to make a positive contribution to GDP was that of chemicals, petroleum and coal products which was up by 3.9 per cent. The main negative contributions within came from machinery and equipment ...

Merchandise imports down in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... and transport equipment dropped to $4.4 billion. Mineral fuels and related materials imports fell to $748 million and chemicals and related products, the only category to rise, was up to $1.22 billion. The figures are not adjusted to take into account ...