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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... rate. Expectations were for a decline. LONDON - European stocks closed mostly higher, with investors cautious after recent heavy losses driven by fears the eurozone debt crisis is far from resolved and could bring down struggling Spain. In Frankfurt ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
The Australian share market opened slightly higher, with most sectors posting gains as investors await the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest interest rate decision. At 1010 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.3 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... 12.53 (0.46 per cent) to 2,760.01. LONDON - European stock markets have closed mixed, finding some support after recent heavy losses driven by increasing concerns over the eurozone debt crisis, weak US data and a slowdown in China. Dealers said trade ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... be able to bail out the rest of the economy with super-strong growth," Mr Saffer said. Banks and financials also suffered heavy losses, with the big four lenders led lower by ANZ Banking Group which lost 45 cents, or 2.12 per cent to $20.79. Consumer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... lows on Thursday as Spain's banking crisis threatened to spin out of control and force Madrid into a financial rescue. The heavy losses followed a sell-off on Wall Street and in Europe, while Spanish bond yields sat at dangerous highs. Tokyo fell 1.05 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian share market remained in the red by noon on fresh concerns over Europe's debt crisis, with consumer staples stocks bucking the downward trend. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 51.4 points, or 1.26 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher, led by major resources companies after a mixed night on overseas bourses. At 1013 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.1 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,977.1, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... 0.01 per cent, to finish at 12,502.81. The broad-based S&P 500 index rose 0.64 (0.05 per cent) to 1,316.63, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 8.13 (0.29 per cent) to 2,839.08. The markets got early help after the National Association of Realtors reported ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... which incidentally shows sign of slowing down in last quarter," Barbi said. Facebook's stock will start trading on the tech-heavy Nasdaq on Friday morning, US time using the ticker symbol FB. Only a portion of the shares will be sold in the offering ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... was down 32.62 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 12,599.38. The S&P 500 dropped 5.80 (0.44 per cent) to 1324.86, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 19.72 points (0.68 per cent) to 2874.04. "Positive US economic data aided markets to the upside" in morning ...