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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower after the release of disappointing US jobs data and concerns about China's economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 39.5 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 4,118.3 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... apparently coordinated action by Europe and China to stimulate growth failed to reassure wary investors ahead of US jobs data due later in the day. The slide came as International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned the global economy was slowing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... $US1.2496 dollars, up from $US1.2423 in New York late Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled further on Monday as poor US jobs data added to already weak sentiment caused by Spain's banking crisis and political uncertainty in Greece. Dealers were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... $US1.2496 dollars, up from $US1.2423 in New York late Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled further on Monday as poor US jobs data added to already weak sentiment caused by Spain's banking crisis and political uncertainty in Greece. Dealers were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... $US1.2496 dollars, up from $US1.2423 in New York late Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets tumbled further on Monday as poor US jobs data added to already weak sentiment caused by Spain's banking crisis and political uncertainty in Greece. Dealers were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... - The Australian market looks set to open lower following major falls on Wall Street and European bourses on poor US jobs data and weak economic news from China and the eurozone. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... the US Commerce Department revised its forecast of first quarter economic growth from 2.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent. US jobs data was also disappointing, with first-time jobless claims rising to an unexpected 383,000 (seasonally adjusted) - a five-week ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... lost ground but French borrowing rates eased as traders braced for weekend elections in two eurozone nations. Weak US jobs data undermined investor sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic. London's FTSE 100 index lost 1.93 per cent to close at 5655.06 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... markets gave up early gains to close mixed as a slowing economy pushed euro zone unemployment to a record high and US jobs data added to the gloomy outlook. London's FTSE 100 index fell 0.93 per cent to close at 5,758.11 points, a day after climbing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... the tech-rich Nasdaq added 20.98 (0.69 per cent) to 3,050.61. LONDON - European stock markets closed mixed as flat US jobs data and weak earnings from major banks offset any positive impact from the US Federal Reserve's latest economic outlook. On Wednesday ...