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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... points higher (1.44 per cent) at 10,808.71. The broader S&P 500 jumped 24.72 (2.25 per cent) to 1,123.95, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 68.99 points (2.95 per cent) to 2,404.82. Crude oil prices sank further on Tuesday with New York prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... 10,655.30 at the close, its lowest level since September 2010. The S&P 500 fell 32.19 (2.85 per cent) to 1,099.23, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 79.57 points (3.29 per cent) to 2,335.83. "Markets were a little bit susceptible to just falling in line ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... up 143.08 points (1.30 per cent) at 11,153.98. The broader S&P 500 added 9.34 (0.81 per cent) to 1,160.40, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 10.82 (0.43 per cent) to 2,480.76. After a strong upward push in the morning, with the Dow's gains topping ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... that," he said. Resources stocks registered the biggest falls on the market, with many investors selling in response to heavy falls in commodity prices over the past week and also in overnight trade, Mr Burmester said. The materials sector was down by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... (2.53 per cent) to finish at 11,043.86. The broader S&P 500 advanced 26.52 point (2.33 per cent) to 1,162.95, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 33.46 points (1.35 per cent) to 2,516.69. US stocks had opened higher after their worst week in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... growth and unacceptably high unemployment". The broader S&P 500 rose 6.80 points (0.60 per cent) to 1,136.36, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 27.56 points (1.12 per cent) to 2,483.23. On the bond market, traders continued to respond to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... 391.01 points (3.51 per cent) at 10,733.83. The broader S&P 500 sank 37.20 points (3.19 per cent) to 1,129.56, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slumped 82.52 points (3.25 per cent) to 2,455.67. The drops were part of a global selloff. Earlier, stocks ...

Challenger creates new investment head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
Challenger has landed industry heavyweight, Geoff Stewart, for its newly-created role as head of investment research where he will provide portfolio construction insights into the group's ten boutique fund manager offerings. Formerly the senior investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... points (0.07 per cent) to finish 11,408.66. The broader S&P 500 fell 2.00 points (0.17 per cent) to 1,202.09, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped a relatively hefty 22.59 points (0.86 per cent) to 2,590.24. The indexes had followed European ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... (0.94 per cent) to finish at 11,401.01. The broader S&P 500 dropped 11.92 points (0.98 per cent) to 1,204.09, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 9.48 points (0.36 per cent) to 2,612.83. Wall Street was firmly in sell mode after European Union ...