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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... at 4,213.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 25.3 points, or 0.6 per cent, stronger at 4,274.8. NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's "Beige Book" portrayed a still-weak economy in September, as big losses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... Curtin said the local market was underperforming Wall Street's indices which rallied by at least 1.58 per cent overnight. US stocks rose due to reports in Britain's The Guardian newspaper that France and Germany are ready to sharply boost the eurozone's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... points, or 1.63 per cent, to 4,274 and the broader All Ordinaries index gained 66.2 points, or 1.55 per cent, to 4,335.2. US stocks scored their third straight week of gains on Friday as anticipation of a fairly solid third-quarter earnings season trumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... 0.92 per cent, at 4,205.6 and the broader All Ordinaries index lost 37 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 4,269. NEW YORK - US stocks scored their third straight week of gains on Friday as anticipation of a fairly solid third-quarter earnings season trumped ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... defaulting, the main Slovakian parties reached a deal on Wednesday to again vote on, and approve, the fund by Friday. US stocks posted solid gains Wednesday as investors took heart from such signs of progress in Europe in dealing with the eurozone debt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... cent, at 4,204.3 and the broader All Ordinaries index dropping 22.4 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 4,266.4. NEW YORK - US stocks posted solid gains Wednesday as investors took heart from signs of progress in Europe in dealing with the eurozone debt crisis. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... higher at 4,227.6 and the broader All Ordinaries index climbed 26.5 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4,288.8. NEW YORK - US stocks drifted to a mixed finish Tuesday ahead of the start of company earnings season and a key vote in Slovakia that could decide ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... cent, to 4,201 and the broader All Ordinaries index had climbed 37.3 points, or 0.88 per cent, to 4,262.3. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied sharply Monday after Germany and France pledged over the weekend to find a solid plan to address the eurozone debt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... 3.65 per cent to 4,069.9 and the broader All Ordinaries index up 139.6 points, or 3.5 per cent, at 4,132.1. NEW YORK - US stocks put on solid gains Thursday, helped by more confidence in banks and the retail sector and in Europe's push to ensure its ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... months or so. Fortunately, it seems that Wall Street's stronger finish last night is not the result of wishful thinking. US stocks may have ended less than their European counterparts overnight, but at least they have hard, solid evidence to back their ...