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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... percent, to close unofficially at 2,497.78. For the Dow, this was the 25th record close since the start of October. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended down 0.76 per cent, as commodities dragged and inflationary data left many investors uncertain ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
... Poor's 500 Index rose 1.60 points, to 1,427.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 3.35 points to close at 2,457.20. LONDON - Britain's top share index was at a five and a half year high, bolstered by merger and acquisition talk. The FTSE 100 was at 6,260 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... average hit a record high of 12,427.17 and the S&P 500 stock index touched a six-year high. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's biggest shares closed in firmer territory, with mining and banking shares in the lead, as global stock markets rallied ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose just 0.81 of a point, or 0.03 per cent, to an unofficial close of 2,432.41. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended higher as hopes of a soft landing in the United States bolstered global markets, and merger activity ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
... or 0.10 per cent, to 1,411.56. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 11.26 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 2,431.60. LONDON - Britain's leading share index ended little changed as investors awaited a key interest rate decision in the United States, but ongoing ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... 500 Index was 3.20 points higher at 1,413.04, and the Nasdaq Composite Index lifted 5.50 points to 2,442.86. LONDON - Britain's top share index ended slightly higher as takeover talk boosted stocks such as steelmaker Corus, but it underperformed other ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... Poor's 500 Index added 2.55 points to 1,409.84, and the Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 9.67 points to 2,437.36. LONDON - Britain's top share index closed higher to end the week 2.2 per cent stronger. Broad bid talk boosted stocks such as Barclays, but ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... Poor's 500 Index gained 13.31 points to 1,400.03. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 17.87 points to 2,430.62. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended six days of losses as the US dollar rallied after a positive US GDP report. The FTSE 100 index closed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... slipped 19.02 points to 1,381.93. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 54.34 points to 2,405.92. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's largest shares fell 72 points to 6050.10. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6298.17 points, down 113.79 points. PARIS ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006
... slipped 5.14 points to 1,400.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 5.72 points to 2,460.26. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's largest shares fell after a plunge in the US dollar hit stocks. The FTSE 100 closed at 6122.1 points, down 17.9 points. ...