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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... added to gains made before the weekend, owing to upbeat US jobs data and rumours of progress in the eurozone debt crisis, traders say. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies rose by 0.37 per cent to close Monday at 5,808.77 points. Frankfurt's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... Most Asian markets closed down and the euro has come under renewed pressure after the European Central Bank (ECB) dashed traders' hopes for strong action to support troubled eurozone economies. Downbeat earnings reports from two of Japan's biggest electronics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... S&P 500 fell 5.98 points (0.43 per cent) to 1,379.32 and the tech-rich Nasdaq dropped 6.32 (0.21 per cent) to 2,939.52. Traders had a batch of economic data to weigh, including numbers on consumer confidence, personal incomes and spending, and home prices. ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... 5 days ago: "Commodities are losing their influence over currencies of nations that depend on raw materials exports as traders seek havens from the deficit and debt turmoil roiling the European Union, U.S. and Japan. As the Standard & Poor's GSCI Total ...

ASX partners with SGX on futures

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... Securities Exchange (ASX). "We made the deal because the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has consolidated a lot of the attractive traders to us in one physical location," said David Raper, general manager trade execution at ASX "The traders that we are interested ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... European stocks and the euro fell amid fresh Spanish debt strains and as investors bank strong gains won over the past week, traders say. London's FTSE 100 benchmark index of leading shares dropped 0.40 percent to 5,691.52 points in late morning trade ...

Westpac launches share trading app

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... said the rapid increase in activity on Westpac's existing mobile site had highlighted the growth in mobile use by share traders. "With the introduction of our app, customers not only receive a fully optimised experience for their smartphone, we are adding ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was unchanged at 4,038. The US markets have fallen with traders shrugging off data showing US unemployment claims had fallen to their lowest level since March 2008. Locally, no major economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... at 4,065, with 7,053 contracts traded. The release of meeting minutes by the US Federal Reserve overnight disappointed traders hoping for an indication that another round of quantitative easing was on the way. European markets were fixed amid the announcement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... help Spain, and shrugged off weak Chinese data. The European single currency tumbled to a new two-year US dollar low as traders questioned whether the latest eurozone deal would resolve Spain's massive debt problems. The euro dived as low as $1.2235 ...