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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... cent, at 14,545.69. WELLINGTON - New Zealand stocks forged ahead on Friday following sharp rises in global markets on optimism over efforts by world leaders meeting in London to solve the economic crisis. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 28.68 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... share market gained ground at noon after most sectors advanced following a rally on Wall Street overnight amid growing optimism about the prospect for an economic recovery in the US. At 1213 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had gained 54.6 points, or 1.5 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... index was up 44 points at 3,709. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed higher as investors felt a surge of optimism in the wake of a positive performance from United States markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 37.3 points, or 1.03 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... European stocks ended mixed on Tuesday with London falling 11.21 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 3,900.25 amid some signs of optimism on the US economy. FRANKFURT - The Dax rose 35.93 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 4,223.29. PARIS - The CAC-40 was up 19.06 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... 78.43, or 2.81 per cent, at 2,869.57. TOKYO - Japanese stocks rose sharply on Monday, hitting a near two-month high on optimism about a plan by Washington to unburden ailing US banks of bad assets. The Nikkei closed up 269.57 points, or 3.39 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average edged up to book its highest close in five weeks on Wednesday as bank shares rose amid optimism over steps by the Bank of Japan to stabilise the financial system. The Nikkei average ended up 23.04 points, or 0.29 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... $51.38. "A lot of this is off the back of commodity prices," Mr Wright said. Healthy thermal coal prices had sparked optimism of similar outcomes for coking coal and iron ore, he said. "It could pull up well short of the disaster scenario that has been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... cent, to 3297.3. NEW YORK - US stocks swung lower on Monday in late selling, ending a four-day bull run based on cautious optimism that the economy would begin to recover from recession despite many challenges ahead. The Dow Jones slipped 7.01, or 0.1 ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
'Never underestimate the power of optimism.' (Camp Quality) This was perfectly proven by the equity markets' strong performance last week where many of the indices - if not all - spiked to their best weekly gain since November 2008. News reports and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said better than expected retail sales data in the US had sparked some optimism among investors. "(The data) not necessarily means the economy's going gangbusters, but certainly the downward slide appears ...