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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... the FTSE 100 index ended the day with a loss of 1.78 per cent at 5554.55 points, after trading resumed following a long holiday weekend. In Paris the CAC 40 lost 2.78 per cent to 3124.80 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 1.90 per cent to 6444.74 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... points, to 21,086.00 but Shanghai rose 0.49 per cent, adding 11.93 points to end at 2,452.01. Tokyo was closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON - Wellington ended 0.75 per cent, or 26.93 points, lower at 3,549.78.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... while Shanghai clawed back early losses to end flat, edging up 1.64 points to 2,440.08. Tokyo was closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 dropped 38.26 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 3576.70.

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... year. In 2011, it was a spectacular 19.6% return against 0% on the S&P 500 because investors who sold in May and went on holiday would have avoided the 17% plunge in stocks between May and end-September. Incidentally, I found the same observations hold ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. CANBERRA - One of the country's leading economists says there is no economic imperative for the government to return the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower. At 0830 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,394. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Reserve Bank holds it monthly board meeting and decides ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... news or equities news is expected on Thursday. In Australia, the market on Wednesday was closed for the Anzac Day public holiday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Tuesday closed up eight points, or 0.18 per cent, at 4,360.4 points, while the broader ...

Super potential underrated by Aussies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... by survey respondents as being either financial independence, winning the lottery, buying a new car and taking a family holiday with owning your own home the fifth rated spot. "The need for financial security is what is driving Australian's dreams and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... release its first quarter 2012 Operations Review. In Australia, the market on Monday was closed for the Easter public holiday. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled Monday after last week's disappointing jobs report showed a slowdown in hiring that raised concerns ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after a weak result in Spain's bond auction. At 0650 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 36 points at 4,313. No major economic or ...