Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 681 - 690 of 2635 results for "Friday"

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... gains on Wall Street ahead of a much-watched US labour market report and amid mixed trade and labour data. At 0901 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 5,119. The US trade deficit rose a more-than-expected ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... reason the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker are all sitting tight is because it's coming... very soon... this Friday. Yes Virginia, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is set to release the mother of all eco stats - the US Private Non-farm ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... NEW YORK - US stocks ended modestly lower following mixed jobs and services sector data and as investors looked ahead to Friday's US labour market report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 5.01 points (0.03 per cent) to finish at 15,440.23. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... also spooked by a warning from Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, who warned that the US borrowing limit will be reached on Friday, renewing fears of a Washington stand-off and possible default. Tokyo dived 4.18 per cent, or 610.66 points on Tuesday, to 14,008.47. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... cent and Milan gave up 1.96 per cent. The European single currency rose to $US1.3529 from $US1.3487 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank further in holiday-thinned trade, following another global sell-off caused by anxieties over ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... news, JB Hi-Fi, Country Road and Argo Investments are expected to release first half results. In Australia, the market on Friday recovered early losses to edge slightly into positive territory as investors searched for stronger direction. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... tacked on 14.21 (0.35 per cent) at 4,097.82. The market had been primed for a rally after significant losses on Thursday and Friday and a more modest decline Monday, said Mace Blicksilver, director at Marblehead Asset Management. A rise in consumer confidence ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... holiday, due to a recent sell off on Wall Street. Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average took a near two per cent slide on Friday night and a further, albeit smaller, selloff on Monday night. All sectors of the local market showed weakness at the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... to release a quarterly production report. The market was closed on Monday for the Australia Day public holiday, and on Friday the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 22.1 points to 5,240.9, while the All Ordinaries index shed 21.2 points to 5,254.3. NEW ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... lead from Wall Street which is down one per cent after weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures. At 0855 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down 31 points at 5,197. No major economic news is expected on Friday. ...