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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... Tuesday finished up 25.05 points (0.19 per cent) at 13,006.56 in closing trade. It was the highest finish for the 30-stock index of big US companies since May 2008. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite climbed 20.61 points (0.69 per cent) to 2,986.77 at the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... afternoon as Wall Street picked up after a weak start on positive US housing sales figures. In London the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies closed down 0.33 per cent at 5,915.55 points. In Frankfurt the DAX 30 slipped 0.22 per cent to 6,849.60 ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... January - with 243,000 jobs created in that month alone. Must be why the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment reached one year highs to a better-than-expected 75.3 in February. Must be why most US firms continue to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... billion). Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.54 per cent or 51.81 points at 9,647.38 on late bargain-hunting, and the Topix index of all first-section issues gained 0.60 per cent or 4.94 points to 834.29. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 3.39 points on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... billion euros ($A296.12 billion)- bailout approved by eurozone ministers on Tuesday. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies bucked the trend to gain 0.36 per cent at 5,937.89 points while in Frankfurt, the DAX 30 fell 0.50 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... slowdown in eurozone private sector activity added to the negative tone, they added. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies closed down 0.20 per cent at 5,916.55 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 lost 0.93 per cent at 6,843.87 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... another massive eurozone bailout for Greece faded on concerns more will need to be done. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies closed down 0.29 per cent to 5,928.20 points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 was down 0.58 per cent to 6,908.18 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... latest comments indicate the ministers will approve the 130-billion-euro ($A160 billion) bailout. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed 0.7 per cent higher at 5,945.25 while Germany's DAX rose 1.5 per cent to 6,948.25. The CAC-40 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... Greece's economic future was the focus in the markets as a long-awaited bailout remained elusive. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares closed 0.1 per cent lower at 5,885.23 while Germany's DAX fell 0.2 per cent to 6,745.28. The CAC-40 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... late on Wednesday afternoon, it was very likely that an accord would come much later, they said. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 0.24 per cent at 5,875.93 points. In Paris, the CAC-40 index was virtually unchanged at 3,410.00 ...