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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... points, or 4.97 per cent, to 16,803.76. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket fell on worries about the wider economic outlook rather than just the meltdown of the US and European financial sectors. The NZX-50 index closed down 103.162 points, or ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... goods fell by 4.8 per cent during the month. Durable goods ex-transportation slid by 3.3 per cent. In its Global Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that is a substantial likelihood of a severe US economic downturn in the United ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... on Thursday in the wake of heavy falls in Asia, pulled down by sharp losses for banking stocks as the global economic outlook seemingly turned darker. Fears near to home that the European economy is at risk of recession dampened sentiment, and saw the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... losses on Thursday as weak retail results and data suggesting mounting job losses heightened fears about the US economic outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average skidded 344.65 points, or 2.99 per cent, to end at 11,188.23, its weakest close since late ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... on Wednesday as an upbeat report on orders for big-ticket manufactured goods helped offset worries about the economic outlook and a big jump in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 89.64 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 11,502.51. The technology-heavy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... European stock markets closed lower on Thursday as higher oil prices back above $US120 added to gloom over the economic outlook and the health of the banks. The FTSE 100 index held up better than its peers to show a loss of just 1.6 points or, 0.03 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... investors set record results for the world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, against deep-seated concerns on the economic outlook. The FTSE 100 index slipped, 4.6 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 5,450.20 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX was off 13.14 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... set its longest losing streak in nearly four years as exporters fell on a firmer yen, while worries about the economic outlook dampened investor appetite for risk. The benchmark Nikkei average fell 18.18 points to 13,463.20. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... Institute of Australasia. American Express chief financial officer research services release the first annual Global Economic Outlook and Spending survey. Yesterday, the Australian share market had its biggest one-day fall in almost three months, ending ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... board after record oil prices and the biggest jump in the US jobless rate in 22 years revived worries about the economic outlook. The benchmark Nikkei shed 308.06 points to 14,181.38, the lowest close in a week, after losing as much as 2.6 per cent in ...