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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... 0.56 per cent, to 3,315.27. TOKYO - Japanese share prices rose 2.09 per cent to an eight-month high on hopes of economic recovery that were backed by gains in regional markets. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 204.67 points to 9,991.49. HONG KONG ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... NEW YORK - US stocks sputtered to a mixed finish on Tuesday as fears about rising interest rates hampering the economic recovery muted the impact of upbeat news from the tech and banking sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.43 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... rising streak as Nippon Yusen and other shippers sank after weak US economic data tempered hopes for a global economic recovery. The benchmark Nikkei fell 72.71 points to 9,668.96. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 73.7 points, or 0.40 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... $69.33. Oil stocks also posted gains as crude prices rose to seven-month highs above $US68 on further signs of economic recovery and a weaker US dollar. Santos added three cents to $14.88, Oil Search lifted 22 cents, or 3.84 per cent, to $5.95, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... rose 54.35, or 3.1 per cent, to 1,828.68. LONDON - European stock markets rallied Monday on fresh hopes for an economic recovery as oil and metals prices rose, with London's FTSE 100 index closing up 88.25 points, or 2.00 per cent at 4,506.19. FRANKFURT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... stocks also posted gains as crude prices rose above $US66 and approached seven-month highs on further signs of economic recovery and a weaker US dollar. Santos added five cents to $14.65 and Oil Search lifted 21 cents, or 3.85 per cent, to $5.67. Woodside ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... bonds would also drive up borrowing costs for consumers buying cars and homes, which in turn could endanger an economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 103.78 points, or 1.25 per cent, to 8,403.8. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lifted 20.71 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... strong gains in US and European stocks after better than expected US consumer confidence data raised hopes of economic recovery. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 65 points higher at 3,842. In economic ...

No two ways about it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... prudent. But we cannot have it both ways. This is the ransom fiscal and monetary authorities must pay to recover an economic recovery. If they hadn't paid - and continue to pay - this ransom, the GFC would have already cut the throat of the economy. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... per cent, to 3,274.96. TOKYO - Japanese share prices closed up 2.78 per cent, lifted by growing hopes of an economic recovery and by a weaker yen, which is good for exporters. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 251.60 points to end at 9,290.29. HONG ...