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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... stocks shot higher Monday as a bullish mood on recovery from recession overshadowed a massive bankruptcy filing by General Motors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 221.11, or 2.6 per cent, to 8,721.44. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 23.73 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... lifted by a late rally as investors digested a mixed batch of US economic data and details of a bankruptcy plan for General Motors. Energy shares led gains after the US government reported a larger-than-expected decline in US crude oil inventories, sparking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... open lower as caution returned to US markets after Tuesday's unexpected rally. Concerns were fuelled by auto giant General Motors moving further towards bankruptcy. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... cent, at 3758.9. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks churned lower on Friday amid lacklustre economic data and news that General Motors planned a major cut in the number of its dealers, which could add to the labour market's woes. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... Cautious traders pushed US stock prices lower on Tuesday in a muted reaction to a deadly swine flu outbreak, while General Motors rallied on hopes its new overhaul plan would avert bankruptcy. In a choppy session featuring swings in both directions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... investor worries over the global auto and banking sector, with growing fears of a possible bankruptcy at US auto giant General Motors. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 12.43 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 4,018.23. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... 0.88 per cent, to 3,000.22. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average slipped 0.92 per cent on Tuesday as worries over General Motors spurred investors to lock in profits on auto shares, while banks rose on upbeat results from US financial stocks. The Nikkei-225 ...

Back to the drawing board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
Crrr...unch! That's the sound of General Motors and Chrysler getting closer to becoming junk as the US government asks them to go back to the drawing board. The greed of missing out on the budding equity market rally was quickly replaced by fear of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... about the banking sector. Automakers are under pressure after the White House rejected the turnaround plans from General Motors Corp and Chrysler, and pushed out GM's CEO Rick Wagoner. Banking stocks were also sold off heavily after US Treasury Secretary ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
... per cent fall on Wall Street wiped away the previous day's gains, with more poor economic data, a warning from General Motors of possible bankruptcy, and ongoing uncertainty about the financial system sparking the sell-off. The Dow Jones industrial average ...