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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... eurozone debt holdings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 162.42 points (1.39 per cent) to 11,869.04. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 12.25 (0.46 per cent) to 2,650.67, while the broader S&P 500 added 12.95 points (1.05 per cent) to 1,242.00. ...

Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... eco stats and by reporting American companies beating market expectations. Caterpillar did so last night. Caterpillar -- a heavy equipment manufacturer and the world's largest bulldozer maker -- reported third quarter EPS of US$1.71, more than 40% higher ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... eurozone debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 104.83 points (0.89 per cent) to finish at 11,913.62. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added a hefty 61.98 points (2.35 per cent) to 2,699.44, while the S&P 500, a broader measure of the markets ...

Multiport hits $2bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Self-managed super fund administration heavyweight Multiport has hit $2 billion in funds under administration but for such a large administration group to be so small relative to the SMSF market shows how fragmented the SMSF marketplace remains. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... overseas leads, with the big four lenders led by National Australia Bank which gained 28 cents, or 1.15 per cent, to 24.56. But heavy falls in base metal prices overnight have hurt miners, with metals reflecting underlying economic conditions due to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... (0.32 per cent) to finish at 11,541.78. The broader S&P 500 rose 5.51 points (0.46 per cent) to 1,215.39, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 5.42 points (0.21 per cent) to 2,598.62. Divisions among European Union member nations over how to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... (0.63 per cent) to close at 11,504.62. The broader S&P 500 shed 15.50 points (1.26 per cent) to 1,209.88, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite sank 53.39 points (2.01 per cent) to end at 2,604.04. The Nasdaq was down from the beginning of the session ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
The Australian share market held its gains by noon but was trading off its highs of the session as investors await the outcome of an October 23 European Summit to discuss the region's debt crisis. Both major indices had gained over one per cent in early ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... 11,478.13 in closing trade. The S&P 500, a broader measure of the markets, fell 3.59 (0.30 per cent) to 1,203.66, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 15.51 points (0.60 per cent) to 2,620.24. JPMorgan Chase lost 4.7 per cent despite reporting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... 247.49 points (2.13 per cent) to 11,397.00. The broader S&P 500 fell 23.72 points (1.94 per cent) to 1,200.86, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 52.93 (1.98 per cent) to 2,614.92. Banks sank on a disappointing earnings report from Wells Fargo ...