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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... Group and Panaegis Gold Mines all hold AGMs. In Perth RCR Tomlinson Ltd has its AGM while in Rockhampton, Queensland, The Rock Building Society Ltd holds its AGM. Tonight at 0100 AEST (1000 US Eastern Standard Time) News Corporation holds its annual ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... fell 13.09 points, 0.84 per cent, to 1,548.71. LONDON - The UK's top share index fell 1.3 per cent, with skidding Northern Rock shares leading losses in an embattled banking sector, but as Johnson Matthey bucked the trend by surging on bid talk. The ...

Under-building down under

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
While the sub-prime meltdown has left the US economy bruised with housing oversupplied and house prices soggy, Australian housing is suffering from supply shortages and prices going through the roof. US economic growth has progressively slowed, where ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... But the Nasdaq Composite Index lifted 7.70 points to 2,811.61. LONDON - UK stocks ended higher as shares in bank Northern Rock jumped and miners supported, but banks weighed. The FTSE 100 lifted 17.6 points to 6,633.0. FRANKFURT - The DAX index rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... points to 2,803.91. LONDON - UK stocks lifted as Italian group Eni's bid for Burren Energy lifted oil shares and Northern Rock led gainers on the back of new funding agreements. The FTSE 100 rose 74.5 points to 6,615.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... the Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 7.05 points to 2,787.37. LONDON - UK stocks fell as mining stocks weighed but Northern Rock led the upside on hopes of a possible bidding war for the troubled bank. The FTSE 100 lost 54.9 points to 6,540.9. FRANKFURT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... Britain's top share index rose after major central banks in England and Europe kept interest rates on hold, while Northern Rock led gains after sources said Citigroup had offered funding to potential buyers. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,547.9 points, up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... due to mixed economic data out of the US. The index was also boosted by the financial sector, with troubled bank Northern Rock at the centre of takeover speculation. The FTSE 100 closed 53.4 points or 0.83 per cent higher to 6,486.4. FRANKFURT - The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... at 2,699.03. LONDON - Britain's index of top 100 shares closed 0.56 per cent higher, as troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock led banks higher to bolster the overall market. The FTSE 100 finished 36.1 points higher to 6,433.0, with a session high of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... leading shares, the FTSE 100, shed one per cent, with oil and mining stocks failing to fire and troubled British bank Northern Rock falling with reports it could withhold its dividend. The FTSE 100 finished 69.00 points lower to 6396.9. FRANKFURT - The ...