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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... 0.6 per cent. Apple Inc's stock rose two per cent to $US85.85 and ranked as the Nasdaq's second-biggest gainer. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 ended higher, extending closing gains achieved throughout January and buoyed by BHP Billiton's results ahead of ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... $US38.19, making it one of the NYSE's biggest percentage gainers after its earnings topped Wall Street's estimates. LONDON - Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.45 per cent to its highest close in six years, buoyed by banks and continuing bid talk ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
... Saturday that January sales rose a stronger-than-expected 2.2 per cent at its US stores open at least a year. LONDON - Britain's benchmark share index ended in positive territory as firmer crude prices bolstered oil stocks, but investors remained cautious ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... to finish at 1,448.39. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 7.50 points, or 0.30 per cent, to close at 2,475.88. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index forged higher on Friday, as private equity interest in J Sainsbury sent its shares soaring and optimism over ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... or 0.35 per cent, at 1,443.21. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 0.16 points, or 0.01 per cent, at 2,463.77. LONDON - Britain's benchmark share index kicked off February with every stock out of the red amid a global stock market rally spurred by upbeat ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... 1,439.28. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 14.96 points, or 0.61 per cent, at 2,463.60. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares ended down 0.6 per cent, as support from Corus Group was outweighed by banks ahead of the US Federal Reserve's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... 0.49 per cent, at 1,427.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index was 6.02 points, or 0.25 per cent higher, at 2,447.11. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended flat in a choppy market, recovering from earlier losses as firmer metal prices pulled miners out from ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
... 1,419.85, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was 0.07 of a point higher, or 0.00 per cent, at 2,435.56. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended up 0.2 per cent as British Airways featured on the upside, negotiators appearing to avert a ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... Poor's 500 Index was up 12.11 points at 1,440.10. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 34.87 points at 2,466.28. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended up as firmer oil and metal prices sent commodity stocks higher, while hopes that UK interest rates have ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... by a quarter in real terms over the last decade as a proportion of GDP and is now at levels comparable with France and Britain. The Labour party has noted that Australia is ranked 18th in an OECD list of spending on education and that spending on early ...