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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... indices finished at their highest level since October 8, 2008. NEW YORK - US stocks rose modestly Tuesday, underpinned by optimism that economic recovery is underway and surging commodities prices driven by a weakening dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Treading on treacherous territory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
... behind the selling in September may be not as important as to what "this" September has in store for investors. Despite my optimism, I cannot help but be cautious this month. For my oracles foretell that the line of least resistance is for history to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... finished 336.92 points higher, up 1.67 per cent, at 20,535.94. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket gained strongly amid optimism about the global economic outlook even as companies continued to call on investors for new capital. Tower shares fell ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... August - the highest in nearly two years. While good news on the economy and the stock market is propelling consumer optimism higher, more confident consumers are, in turn, also creating a positive feedback loop on the financial markets and the economy. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... The Australian share market closed on Friday at its strongest finish since October 8 last year on increasing investor optimism about the economic outlook following a string of better than expected profit results. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... rise in seven countries -- Brazil, Italy, UK, France, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland - in the next six months. Note that optimism is infectious and therefore, it would not be surprising to see these seven countries expand to 70 - or more. Liquidity? The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... share prices ended mixed as investors took a breather after the market ended last week at a near 10-month high on growing optimism about the global economy. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index slipped 4.36 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 10,352.47. HONG KONG ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... in Sydney. The Australian share market closed at a fresh nine-month high on Thursday, led by the banks, on increasing optimism that the economic downturn won't be as severe as expected. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index settled up 47.6 points, or 1.15 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... financial crisis. LONDON - Europe's main equity markets edged up following bumper gains on the Tokyo stock market, as optimism grew on the outlook for the global economy and corporate earnings. The FTSE 100 index in London rose 9.52 points, or 0.21 per ...

Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... arguments that tomorrow may never come. Positive performance each single month is needed to reinforce the equity market's optimism. Negative ones bring doubt which could set a chain of negative sentiment producing declines producing negative indicators ...