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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... giving blue chip stocks their fifth straight advance as investors looked for clues about whether dire predictions for the holiday shopping season would prove accurate. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 102.43, or 1.17 per cent, to 8,829.04. The Standard ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Ordinaries gained 48.6 points, or 1.4 per cent, at 3528.2. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed overnight for the Thanksgiving holiday. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 247.14 points, or 2.91 per cent, to 8,726.61, while the Standard ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... the market was strong across the board and looked promising as the US stockmarket is closed tonight for the Thanksgiving holiday. "I don't think you can discount that the US is actually closed tonight," Mr Wright said. "Perhaps we won't get that cautionary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today as Wall Street heads into the Thanksgiving holiday in positive territory. At 0800 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up 126 points at 3,691. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... The CAC 40 index jumped 290.85 points, or 10.09 per cent, to 3,172.11. TOKYO - The Tokyo market was closed for a public holiday. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 201.26 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 12,457.94 points. WELLINGTON - The benchmark ...

Vision Super eyes banking within super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Vision Super makes history in the industry fund sector when it paired up with transactional banking provider Cuscal to offer fund members a banking service to access their super savings. Vision Super's fund development manager David Moxon said members ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... interest rate policy. Now wouldn't that be good? Free money to buy a discounted BMW and cheaper petrol to drive to bargain holiday places.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... rival Panasonic. Japanese investors were also playing catch-up as the Tokyo market had been closed on Monday for a public holiday. The benchmark Nikkei stock index gained 537.62, or 6.27 per cent, to 9,114.6 points. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... 5,026.84 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 rose 40.9, or 1.17 per cent, to 3,527.97 points. TOKYO - Tokyo was shut for a public holiday. On Friday, the benchmark Nikkei stock index closed at 8,576.98 points. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng added 375.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... losing 1,602.54 points, or 12.7 per cent, to 11,015.84. WELLINGTON - New Zealand markets were closed for the Labour Day holiday. On Friday, the benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 28.793 points, or 1.026 per cent, at 2778.546.