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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... points, or 3.98 per cent, to 11,239.77. The broader S&P 500 climbed 53.07 points (4.74 per cent), at 1,172.53, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 124.83 points (5.29 per cent) at 2,482.52. The rebound came after the markets had their worst day Monday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... clear in people's minds what happened then and they don't want to get caught out," Ms Chan said. "Margin calls are pretty heavy in this market, as well." National turnover was 895.6 million securities worth $1.45 billion, with 76 stocks up, 1,039 down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... drop in point terms since the financial crisis of 2008. The broader S&P 500 fell 6.7 per cent to 1,119.46, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 6.9 per cent to 2,357.69. S&P lowered the US long-term sovereign debt rating from AAA to AA+ after markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... on the markets, ending the week with steep losses. The broader S&P 500 was down 0.06 per cent to 1199.38, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 0.94 per cent to 2532.41 following a better-than-expected US jobs report and hints of progress in Europe's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... strategist Michael McCarthy said local trade was following the trend in the US, where Wall Street rebounded overnight after heavy selling earlier in the week. US stocks closed flat to higher in overnight trade, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... Industrial Average lost 265.87 points, or 2.19 per cent, to 11,866.62. The broader S&P 500 dropped by 2.56 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 2.75 per cent. European shares also fell sharply amid signs of contagion in the eurozone, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... (0.09 per cent) to close at 12,132.49. The broader S&P 500 dropped 5.34 points (0.41 per cent) to 1,286.94, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slumped 11.77 points (0.43 per cent) to 2,744.61. Prices for US Treasury bonds, which are still under the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... rating. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 4.2 per cent, the S&P 500 dropped 3.9 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 3.6 per cent. On Friday, the Dow Jones fell 96.87 points (0.79 per cent) to close at 12,143.24. It ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... jitters over the debt-ceiling deadlock. The broader S&P 500 fell 4.22 points (0.32 per cent) to 1,300.67, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite eked out a slight gain, rising 1.46 points (0.05 per cent) to 2,766.25. The US Treasury says that if the government's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
The Australian share market remains lower as fears over a pending US sovereign debt default pulled Asia markets down, with all local sectors trading in the red. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 49.9 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 4,487.5 ...