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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
... or 0.12 per cent, at 1,285.20. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 2.55 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 2,306.78. LONDON - Britain's index of top shares ended slightly lower, having breached a fresh 4-1/2 year high, with online gaming firm PartyGaming leading ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2006
... or 0.78 per cent, at 1,283.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 21.23 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 2,304.23. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index closed at its highest level since June 2001, with bid fever boosting an array of stocks like ports and ferries ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2006
... or 0.76 per cent, at 1,274.24. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 18.79 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 2,279.44. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index got within sight of a fresh 4-1/2 year high, supported by strong bank stocks, but closed well off the day's ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2006
... 1,263.32. But the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was down 3.54 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 2,244.16. LONDON - Britain's leading share index closed lower as headwinds created by oil prices near $US68 a barrel and weak banking stocks dragged ...

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... Index slipped 4.87 points to 1,278.06. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index fell 21.37 points at 2,281.32. LONDON - Britain's top share index was dragged down by rising oil prices and a slump in Tokyo shares, as a court ruling caused shares of ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2006
... 4.35 points to 1,283.26. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index fell 16.1 points at 2,300.94. LONDON - Banks led Britain's blue chips lower, with Monday's favourite Standard Chartered down 2.2 per cent as investors had second thoughts about potential ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
... as BP and Royal Dutch Shell, and a fresh pick up in bid speculation centring on bank group Standard Chartered, pushed Britain's FTSE 100 index to a new 4.5 year closing high. The index closed 29.2 points or 0.51 per cent up at 5,740.2, beating last Thursday's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2006
... closed up for six of the past seven trading sessions. Nasdaq's winning streak is its longest since November. LONDON - Britain's leading share index closed back above 5,700 points, buoyed by takeover activity after P&O said it had received an approach ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2006
... five-day rally that pushed the Dow Jones above 11,000 yesterday for the first time in four-and-a-half years. LONDON - Britain's leading share index backed further away from four-and-a-half year highs, led down by miners whose losses were intensified ...

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... Poor's 500 Index was down 7.40 points at 1259.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 29.74 points at 2222.74. LONDON - Britain's top shares closed higher, just short of 52-month highs, after drugs firms like AstraZeneca advanced following a favourable ...