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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... retailer earnings. After opening modestly higher, stocks churned into positive and negative territory ahead of a long holiday weekend, then gave back gains in a late sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 14.81 points, or 0.18 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... shares soared 4.55 per cent to hit a six-month high after the Nikkei, resuming trading following a three-day national holiday, rose 408.33 points to 9,385.70, the best finish since November HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 2.28 per cent higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... 40 rose 58.51 or 1.81 per cent to finish at 3,283.51. TOKYO - The Tokyo stock market remained closed on for a national holiday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed 2.46 per cent higher, as banking giant HSBC helped push the market to its fifth straight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... down 0.4 per cent, or 12.97 points, to 3,225. TOKYO - The Tokyo stock market remained closed on Tuesday for a national holiday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices gained 0.3 per cent, their highest close since October as investors generally took a breather ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... Poor's 500 index rose 29.72 points, or 3.39 per cent, to 907.24. LONDON - The London Stock Exchange was closed on a public holiday. FRANKFURT - Germany's DAX climbed 2.79 per cent, or 133 points, to 4,902.45 points. PARIS - France's CAC 40 index closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... stocks wobbled after mixed data on the US economy, while other European stock markets remained closed for the May Day holiday. The FTSE 100 index fell 0.49 points to 4,243.22 points. FRANKFURT - Germany's Dax gained 64.89 points, or 1.38 per cent, to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... France's CAC 40 rose 65.92 points, or 2.16 per cent, to 3,116.94. TOKYO - Japan's share market was closed for a public holiday. HONG KONG - Asian markets surged as bargain hunters were out in force following losses earlier in the week brought about by ...

Sick of swines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
Wall Street must be at home sick with the flu last night. The S&P 500 and the Dow barely budged at the same time that news of more infections traveled around the globe. Perhaps the swines are just taking advantage of cheaper plane tickets and accommodations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... or 2.95 per cent, at 14,901.41. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market was little changed ahead of the long Easter holiday weekend. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 2.241 points, or 0.087 per cent, at 2571.146.

BUSS(Q) calls for sub-contractor legislation

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... under a contract arrangement. Even though this segment of workers receive a higher hourly rate which is meant to cover holiday pay and super - many still don't contribute, he said. "This is a huge issue in building and construction and it affects other ...