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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 ...

Coaching tips invigorate adviser roadshow

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... free financial advice away: people have to pay." He likened adviser fees to a tiny weight on a see-saw compared with the heavy value of their advice, making charging fees easy. "The value you provide must be greater than the client's perception of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... 88.36 points (0.70 per cent) at 12,592.80. The broader S&P 500 lost 7.59 points (0.56 per cent) at 1,337.43, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed 16.03 points (0.56 per cent) to stand at 2,842.80. Democrats and Republicans battled over the weekend ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... (0.34 per cent) to close at 12,681.16. The broader S&P 500 added 1.22 points (0.09 per cent) to 1,345.02, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped 24.40 points (0.86 per cent) to stand at 2,858.83. While traders were encouraged by Europe's 11th hour ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... (0.12 per cent) to settle at 12,571.91. The broader S&P 500 slipped 0.89 point (0.07 per cent) to 1,325.84, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 12.29 points (0.43 per cent) to close at 2,814.23. The retreat came a day after Wall Street enjoyed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... (0.76 per cent) to close at 12,385.16. The broader S&P 500 dropped 10.70 points (0.81 per cent) to 1,305.44, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 24.69 points (0.89 per cent) to close at 2,765.11. The sell-off came as top Democratic and Republican ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... fell 0.66 per cent to 3,726.59 points. TOKYO - Asian markets were mixed as dealers bought back cheap stocks after a week of heavy selling, although trading remained cautious amid fears of a debt default by the United States. The dollar was pressured ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
A significantly wounded retail sector continued to bleed the Australian share market into the red at noon on Thursday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.6 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,498.2 while the broader All Ordinaries index ...