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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... and the US dollar has climbed against the yen as Japan's central bank nominees appear set for approval by Parliament. Traders seemed broadly unimpressed by another record for the Dow on Wall Street that was fuelled by upbeat economic data. Tokyo rose ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... of retail companies rose after the sales report. LONDON - European stock markets closed mostly in negative territory as traders cashed in recent gains and chewed over mixed eurozone inflation figures. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies finished ...

Still the best game in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... less than 10 points away from reclaiming its own. To be sure, there was some not so good news out over the weekend that traders could have used as an excuse to bag some profits: China's inflation jumped to 3.2% in February from 2.0% in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... Nasdaq Composite added 12.28 points (0.38 per cent) at 3,244.37. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets closed higher, with traders reacting to positive Chinese economic trade data and an upbeat US jobs report. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... sell-off in the previous session, with Shanghai leading the rebound as China's annual parliamentary gathering kicked off. Traders also took heart from a rally on Wall Street that saw the Dow close within sight of a record high. Tokyo added 0.27 per cent ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... Ordinaries index was 72.4 points, or 1.42 per cent, weaker at 5,028.5. NEW YORK - US stocks have opened modestly lower as traders remained cautious after Washington moved into austerity mode with the launch of the steep sequester spending cuts. Ten minutes ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... February. The euro fell to $US1.2984 from $1.3062 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly lower as traders took a breather after healthy gains in the previous session while Chinese data showed growth in manufacturing activity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... European banks tumbled. Madrid's IBEX 35 index dived 3.2 per cent to 7,980.7 points on fresh fears of eurozone instability, traders said. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly took a tumble, with dealers spooked by an election in Italy without a clear winner ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... both Wednesday and Thursday. LONDON - European stock markets rebounded with the euro sliding against the US dollar and traders welcoming improving economic fortunes in Germany and looking ahead to weekend elections in indebted eurozone nation Italy. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... dived 3.13 per cent to 16,010 points, also hit by concerns over the outcome of upcoming legislative elections in Italy, traders said. The euro fell to $US1.3206 from $US1.3283 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets suffered a heavy ...