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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... (PMI) of manufacturing activity climbed to 51.4 from 51.1 in September, the highest reading since April 2012. US manufacturing PMI for October from the Institute of Supply Management rose to 56.4 per cent from 56.2 per cent in September. Analysts expected ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... "That's the main reason our market is lower today," he said. Mr Weston said the market also was reacting to strong US manufacturing figures, which increased expectations the Federal Reserve will soon begin to wind back its asset buying program. He said ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... "That's the main reason our market is lower today," he said. Mr Weston said the market also was reacting to strong US manufacturing figures, which increased expectations the Federal Reserve will soon begin to wind back its asset buying program. He said ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... or 0.38 per cent, higher at 4,985.5. NEW YORK - US stocks have pushed to new record highs, bolstered by solid US manufacturing orders and strong results from US carmakers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 14,659.02, up 86.17 (0.59 per cent) ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... months -- rose by 0.5% in December after an unchanged reading in November. Betterer number 3. Markit's flash US manufacturing PMI improved to 56.1 in January from 54.0 in the previous month, indicating an acceleration in general business activity in ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... time was needed and called for a fresh gathering next week. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following weak US manufacturing data and fears over US talks aimed at averting its budget crisis known as the fiscal cliff. Tokyo fell 0.27 per cent, or ...

Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... 17 November following a 90K surge (after revisions) in the previous week. It could be Markit's report that its US manufacturing PMI increased to 52.4 this month from 51.0 in October - the fastest rate of increase in five months. But then again, we have ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... Australian sharemarket is set to rise after figures from the United States showed signs of economic recovery. US manufacturing expanded for the second straight month in October, boosted by higher demand, while consumer confidence surged to a five-year ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... The Australian market is set to open higher after Wall Street was boosted by better than expected data on the US manufacturing sector. A positive purchasing managers index reading for the month of September drove a rise in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... Street overnight as euphoria over the Federal Reserve's new QE3 stimulus fade amid concerns about weakness in US manufacturing and anti-American unrest in the Middle East. At 0815 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was ...