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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... report heightened concern that fiscal deadlock in Washington is already hurting the economy. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) index fell to 49.5 in November, below the 51.2 reading forecast by analysts. Any number below 50 on the scale means ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... four months in India, increased in South Korea and further expanded in Indonesia. In America, the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index rose to 51.7 in October - the highest since May - from 51.5 in September. Not only this, consumers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... 1,450.99, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite added 15.19, or 0.49 per cent, to 3,135.23 The Institute for Supply Management's services industry PMI showed the crucial sector picking up pace, though hiring remained flat. Payrolls company ADP's private ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... contraction in the manufacturing sector, indicating that the US economy was still sluggish. The Institute for Supply Management index of manufacturing activity stood at 49.6 per cent in August, falling from 49.8 in July. A reading below 50 indicates ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... 2:07AM: "European Stocks Decline on U.S. Manufacturing Report" This talked about reports that the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index fell to 49.6 in August - the third month of below 50 reading - from 49.8 in the previous month ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 4,301. The US Institute for Supply Management said its index of manufacturing activity stood at 49.6 per cent in August, falling from 49.8 in July. A reading below 50 indicates ...

Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... confirm that the US economy and the world is slowing down - even threatening a double dip. The Institute for Supply Management' (ISM) index fell to 49.7% in June from 53.5 in the previous month and expectations for a 52.3 reading. America's manufacturing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... tech-rich Nasdaq outperformed, gaining 16.18 (0.55 per cent) to 2,951.23. Stocks nose-dived after the Institute for Supply Management said its June manufacturing index fell to 49.7 per cent, from May's number of 53.5 per cent. That was the first time ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... better-than-expected reading on the US services sector encouraged hopes of a stronger US economic recovery. The Institute for Supply Management's services index increased to 53.7 per cent from 53.5 per cent in April, indicating a slightly faster growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... Composite gained 18.10 (0.66 per cent) to 2,778.11. Stocks got a fleeting shot in the arm from the Institute for Supply Management's services index on the sector that accounts for about 70 per cent of the US economy. The ISM index rose to 53.7 per cent ...