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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... at the start of trade. Materials stocks (up 1.67 per cent) and gold stocks (up 1.54 per cent) were also doing well. US stocks surged to their highest closing levels since December 2007 as Wall Street players cheered positive economic data and the European ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... 4,312.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lifted 33.9 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 4,331.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks surged to new multi-year highs, helped by positive economic data and the European Central Bank's (ECB) new plan to help ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... punished mining stocks. "The lead from overseas was lacklustre, but we're seeing a lot of short covering," Mr Weston said. US stocks closed flat on the eve of a crucial European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting amid hopes for action to stem the eurozone ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... 0.57 per cent, at 4278.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 27.9 points, or 0.64 per cent, at 4,297.7. US stocks have closed essentially flat on the eve of a crucial European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting amid hopes for action to stem ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 26 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4,325.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed mixed after a key report showed the third straight monthly contraction in the manufacturing sector, a key engine behind ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... contract was up 24 points at 4,332. Dr Bernanke's much-awaited endorsement of more Federal Reserve stimulus on Friday gave US stocks a solid boost, though that was tempered by his picture of an economy that remains weak and vulnerable. In his speech ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... to 4,356.4 points. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 5.5 points, or 0.13 per cent to 4,381.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks see-sawed in more noncommittal trade to close almost flat for the third straight session, with fresh data sending more mixed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... 4,359.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 14.1 points, or 0.32 per cent to 4,387 points. NEW YORK - US stocks finished mixed after economic data gave no clear direction on the economy, and as investors awaited a key speech by Federal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... cent, at 4,349.0, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 35.3 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 4,376.5. NEW YORK - US stocks have rebounded from morning losses to end solidly higher boosted by new hints at stimulus from the Federal Reserve and more ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... points, or 0.19 per cent, to 4,411.7 points. NEW YORK - Sharp falls by blue chips Boeing and Hewlett-Packard helped give US stocks their worst day so far this month, amid more signs of weak growth in major economies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...