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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... Securities/Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for May. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is due to release its index of commodity prices for May. In equities news, Woolworths chairman James Strong, Newcrest Mining chief executive Greg Robinson ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... of 6.25 billion. Sentiment has turned sour on Wall Street too. All because the National Association of Realtors (NAR) index of pending home sales dropped by 5.5% in April after rising by 3.8% the month before. Interpretation? Woe is the US housing market. ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... 70 and the third month of decline. No I didn't see that! What they saw was the S&P/Case Shiller composite home price index of 20 cities. Yes, the index rose by a smaller than expected 0.1% in March from April - but it's still a rise. And while it fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... $US1.2516, levels last seen in July 2010 and down from $US1.2582 in New York late Wednesday. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up 1.59 per cent to 5,350.05 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 added 0.48 per cent to 6,315.89 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... ability to borrow - despite calls from other members and the IMF to consider this option. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies plunged 2.53 per cent to 5,566.41 points, while in Frankfurt, the DAX 30 fell 2.33 per cent to 6,285.75 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... firm up action on tackling the eurozone debt crisis and solid US housing data. At close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies gained 1.86 per cent to 5403.28 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 1.65 per cent to 6435.60 points and Paris' ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... downgrade hit 16 Spanish banks ahead of a key G8 meeting, rattling investors. At the close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies lost 1.33 per cent to 5,267.62 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 dropped 0.60 per cent to 6,271.22 points and in Paris ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... worries spiked over the eurozone debt crisis that is plaguing Greece and now circling Spain. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies lost 1.24 per cent to 5338.38 points on Thursday, while in Frankfurt, the DAX 30 dropped 1.18 per cent to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... last-ditch talks failed, just as Francois Hollande became France's new president. At the close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies lost 0.51 per cent to 5437.62 points while in Frankfurt, the DAX 30 dropped 0.79 per cent to 6401.06 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... fall victim to the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, should Greece leave the eurozone. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies lost 1.97 per cent to 5,465.52 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX 30 dropped 1.94 per cent to 6,451.97 points ...