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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... increased concerns about the slowdown in the global economy. LONDON - European stocks closed lower and the euro rose as traders wondered whether China and the United States, the world's two biggest economies, would provide more stimulus to revive growth. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... 0.16 per cent, or 3.09 points, lower at 1,943.22. Hong Kong was flat, edging down 4.18 points, to close at 20,100.09 as traders shifted focus to a flurry of corporate earnings reports out this week, while Shanghai closed up 0.54 per cent, or 11.31 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... from German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Canada, which appeared to give solid backing for the European Central Bank (ECB). Traders took the comments to mean that Mrs Merkel could be warming to the possibility of the ECB buying bonds from weak eurozone ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... Tuesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed lower despite better-than-expected US and European data. With many traders away for summer breaks, volume was light and movement limited on Wednesday. Wall Street offered little guidance with a mixed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... remained high on expectations of policy moves by central banks in Europe, China and the US. With few catalysts from Monday, traders watched the release of key data in France, Germany and the US for clues on the state of the global economy. Tokyo gained ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... the world's number two economy. However, weak European data has dented recent optimism, while Wall Street and European traders have provided an anaemic lead after a three-day rally on central bank stimulus hopes lost momentum. Hong Kong climbed by 1.02 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... gains, though the scandal-hit bank Standard Chartered rebounded from heavy losses. Market sentiment was fairly subdued as traders looked ahead to the release of Chinese data on Thursday, including inflation and industrial production. The mood was also ...

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. ...