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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... cent, at 4,149.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 76.7 points, also by 1.9 per cent, to 4,229.9. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Friday in their fifth straight day of gains, despite a meeting of euro zone finance ministers that scuttled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
NEW YORK - US stocks got a boost Thursday despite poor domestic economic data after major central banks joined hands to ensure US dollar liquidity to Europe's embattled banks. In positive territory for the fourth day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open modestly higher, following in the footsteps of US stocks. At 0703 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up four points at 4085. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... London's Financial Times that Italian officials had held talks with China over a potential purchase of Italian bonds caused US stocks to erase their losses and finish higher. "It's nothing new and it's not really a change in direction from China," Mr ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... was in August, during a week when the S&P/ASX 200 index fell below 4,000 for the first time in two years. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Monday, shrugging off troubles in the eurozone and worries about a possible Greek default to stage a healthy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... 4,188 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 6.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 4,269.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks slid Thursday as traders awaited a key speech by President Barack Obama to Congress on stimulating the economy and job growth. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... cent, at 4,183.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 102.2 points, or 2.5 per cent, at 4,262.9. NEW YORK - US stocks jumped on Wednesday after a German court ruling helped clear the way for a eurozone bailout plan and the Federal Reserve said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... Nasdaq Composite, buoyed by surprising strength in the tech sector, slipped only 6.50 points (0.26 per cent) to 2,473.83. US stocks plunged more than two per cent after markets re-opened from a long holiday weekend with investors concerned that Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 12.8 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 4,382.7 points. NEW YORK - US stocks dropped more than one per cent on Thursday, a day before a closely watched report on the jobs market will show whether prospects ...