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Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... some. The S&P 500 index rebounded by 1.5% overnight, more than recovering the 0.74% it lost as Putin "exercised". So did the FTSE-100 index - up 1.7% from down 1.5%. The Euro Stoxx 600 is off by just 0.2% over the past two days - up 2.1% from down 2.3%. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... relief after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared there was "no need" yet to send troops into Ukraine. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 1.72 per cent at 6,823.77 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 2.46 per cent to 9,589.15 and the ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... job losses. Thursday's announcements sent RBS shares tumbling 8.25% to 324.8 pence ($A6.07) in afternoon deals on London's FTSE 100 index, which was down 0.10 per cent. The bailed-out bank meanwhile agreed to a staff bonus pool of STG576 million ($A1.08 ...

'Leaner' HSBC hikes profits, bonuses

BEN PERRY, AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires. The bank's share price shed 2.83 per cent to close down at 635.70 pence on London's FTSE 100 index, which rose 0.41 per cent.

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... mixed retail sales data out of Britain and looked ahead to a meeting of the world's 20 major economies. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day 0.37 per cent higher at 6,838.06 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.40 per cent to 9,656.95 points ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... Whatsapp to Facebook and weak earnings at US retail giant Wal-Mart also weighed on sentiment on Thursday. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.24 per cent at 6,812.99 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 0.43 per cent to 9,618.85 points ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... investors digested a rise in British unemployment and downbeat housing data from the winter-struck US. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index ended virtually unchanged at 6,796.71 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 also trod water ending at 9,660.05 points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
... per cent on Tuesday to 9,659.78 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.10 per cent to 4,330.71 points. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day 0.90 per cent higher at 6,796.43 points. Milan's FSTE Mib index rose 0.09 per cent to 20,478.53 points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... great deal of continuity" in Fed policy and would continue to slowly reel in its huge stimulus. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 1.23 per cent at 6,672.66 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rallied 2.03 per cent to 9,478.77 points, while ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... franc held up after a shock vote in favour of Switzerland restricting immigration with the European Union. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.30 per cent at 6,591.55 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 0.13 per cent to 9,289.86 points ...