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Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... dropping that caused commodities sinking. "AAP with BusinessDay" thinks "The biggest fall in commodities in two years saw US stocks tumble overnight..." Apart from this is the month of May, my index finger - not the middle one, that would be rude - is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... cent, at 4,823.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index slipped 53.3 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 4,899. NEW YORK - US stocks rose modestly on Friday, with Dow blue chips spurred by Caterpillar's earnings while the Nasdaq struggled after lacklustre ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Thursday's closing price of $US1,531. It reached a record $US1,537.10 on Thursday. Australian stocks declined even after US stocks rallied as positive earnings reports lured investors to shrug off mixed economic data. Mr Leppinus said one bright spot ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... 4,873.0, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 1.7 points lower, by 0.03 per cent, at 4,952.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Thursday as positive earnings reports lured investors to shrug off mixed economic data. Building on nearly three-year ...

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... night. The Dow ended 0.8 per cent on the up and up and so did the Nasdaq. And hear this, the Russell 2000 Index of small US stocks partied to a fresh record high of 858.31 points. As they should. For despite all the bold utterances by several Fed members ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... cent, to 4,954 points. NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Composite index hit its highest level in more than 10 years on Wednesday as US stocks pushed upward after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. The tech-rich Nasdaq added 22.34 points (0.78 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... 4,913.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 55.5 points, or 1.12 per cent, at 4,995.7. NEW YORK - US stocks rose sharply on Tuesday amid a batch of solid company earnings reports and as investors awaited the outcome of a two-day Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... at 4,859 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 65.9 points, or 1.35 per cent, at 4940.2. NEW YORK - US stocks soared, with the Dow closing near three-year highs, on strong earnings reports that beat Wall Street expectations, particularly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... cent, to 4,793.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 71.1 points, or 1.44 per cent, at 4,874.3. NEW YORK - US stocks notched up solid gains on Tuesday as investors weighed positive company earnings and better-than expected data on the sick housing ...

RBS targets retail with ETIS launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... Securities (CommSec) to bring exchange traded international securities to Australia, enabling retail investors to access US stocks through the ASX. Australian investors will be able to trade individual international reference shares in a cost efficient ...