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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... 4,820.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 21.4 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 4,919.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks dipped on Thursday but then stabilised to be flat as concerns over violent protests in Egypt weighed against better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap - Mid Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... cents at $45.29, while rival Rio Tinto had fallen 51 cents to $86.51. Fortescue Metals was four cents lower at $6.74. US stocks closed lower overnight as Europe's debt concerns took centre stage after mixed US data showed a weak rise in inflation but ...

Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... this warning (advice?). This popped in my head when I read today's business story in theage.com.au "bravely" headlined "US stocks buoyed by China's inflation move " written by Reuters. This was what the age dot com copied (and printed) from Reuters as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... deal to ease its debt troubles. The successful return of General Motors to the New York stock exchange also boosted US stocks. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.57 per cent, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.54 per cent. Mr Heffernan said ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... probably getting antsy pantsy that the bad ol' times have returned. This from The Age quoting "AAP, with Business Day": "US stocks made back almost all their earlier losses and closed slightly lower, ending a four-day winning streak. The Dow had fallen ...

Cheap talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
It was another ho-hum day on Wall Street last night. Nothing much was expected, nothing much transpired. US stocks ended flat in light trading activity as the bond market and government offices closed in celebration of the day Christopher Columbus came ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market is likely to rise after US stocks and commodity prices gained following mostly positive economic reports for the US and Chinese economies. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0718 AEST, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Australian shares may decline on Wednesday after US stocks were little changed and commodity prices slipped overnight following a statement from the US Federal Reserve that it was ready to further stimulate the US economy. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, with financials and miners dragging down the market and after US stocks fell on fears relating to European debt levels. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.1 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,550.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added 5.7 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 4,509.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled to their lowest close in nearly a month on Thursday as the latest batch of data amplified concerns the economy is stuck ...