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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... having their annnual general meetings today. NEW YORK - US markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell led by banks and oil stocks. The FTSE 100 index closed down 20.3 points at 6,140. FRANKFURT ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
... & Poor's 500 Index was up 1.52 points at 1,404.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.13 points at 2,461.97. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index turned sharply lower, reversing earlier gains as some heavyweights lost the right to dividends and crude oil ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... 1,402.71. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 1.98 points for a preliminary close of 2454.70. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's largest shares ended flat as investors closed positions to reverse earlier gains sparked by merger talk, upbeat earnings ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... Poor's 500 Index was down 0.7 points at 1,400.50. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 6.86 points at 2,452.72. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended stronger, reversing earlier losses as continued M&A activity and a strong mining sector buoyed the market. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
... points at 1,401.20. But the Nasdaq Composite Index closed 3.20 points lower at 2,445.86. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's largest shares fell on Friday, led down by oil and mining stocks on tumbling oil and metal prices. The FTSE closed 62.9 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... 1,401.31. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.49 points to end unofficially at 2,450.81. LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's largest shares hit a five-and-a-half year closing high after a key US pricing report eased inflation worries across the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 3.35 or at 1,396.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 12.09 points at 2,442.75. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index rose for the first day in five after British Airways reached agreement on a long-standing pension fund ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 18.3 points to 5418.4, while the all ordinaries reversed 19.3 points to 5389.9. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 ended lower as weaker metals and crude oil dragged down resources heavyweights, but the index pared earlier ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... Index added 2.57 points to 1,380.90 and the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 13.71 points to close at 2,389.72. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended down as falling metals prices hit mining stocks and pharmaceutical companies suffered continued fallout ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006
... Poor's 500 Index was down 7.39 points to 1,378.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 8.93 points to 2,376.01. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index eased from five-and-a-half year highs as mortgage lenders struggled to shrug off an interest rate rise and ...