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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... Index was up 6.87 points to 1,325.18 The Nasdaq Composite Index was 30.52 points higher at close at 2,252.89. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 closed up, led by banks but weighed down by miners and stocks trading ex-dividend, ahead of the US Federal Reserve's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... down 2.87 points to 1,318.3. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 13.38 points to close unofficially at 2,222.37. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 fell sharply weighed by miners on the back of mixed economic data from Germany and the United States. The FTSE ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... slightly higher, led by mining and oil heavyweights as commodity prices stemmed recent heavy losses. The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares ended up 13.2 points at 5,890.2, off earlier highs of 5,911.9. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,926.33 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... to beleaguered consumers but made for a black day for resources stocks, which fell alongside commodities. The index of Britain's leading shares ended 0.2 points weaker at 5,877.0 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended 30.5 higher at 5,937.87 points. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
... Index dropped 1.79 points to 1,316.28. But the Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 1.06 points to close at 2,228.73. LONDON - Britain's biggest stocks ended slightly lower after early gains, stung by a decline on Wall Street after stronger-than-expected ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... hamstrung by beverage stocks turning ex-dividend and resource stocks stumbling through a difficult week. The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares fell 3.3 points to 5,892.2, underperforming continental European markets and a firm start on Wall ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... Index finished up 7.19 points at 1,311.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed 9.41 points higher at 2,193.16. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index rallied to close at its highest level in about a month, led by banks including Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... Index finished 0.01 points lower at 1,304.27. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 13.43 points to 2,185.73. LONDON - Britain's biggest shares closed stronger, reaching a four-week peak as takeover talk circulated in the financial sector. The FTSE 100 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... finished 2.50 points higher at 1,304.28 and the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed closed up 11.60 points at 2,172.30. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended higher, supported by lower oil prices and by banks as consolidation talk persisted around the sector. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... inched down just 0.97 of a point to 1,295.09. But the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 3.18 points to 2,140.29. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index closed higher as banks rallied on the prospect of a wave of consolidation. The FTSE blue chip index climbed ...