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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... 6,568 contracts traded. All but one local market sector was in positive territory at the open, with information technology stocks the best-performing sector with a 1.09 per cent gain, according to IRESS data. Big market sectors such as industrial stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... (0.05 per cent) to 1,369.57, while the Nasdaq tumbled 22.93 (0.76 per cent) to 2,988.40, under pressure from technology stocks. The Commerce Department reported overall retail and food service sales expanded by 0.8 per cent last month, slightly below ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... approving the telco's plans to separate its retail and wholesale arms during the migration to the NBN. Information technology stocks were up 0.95 per cent, while discretionary stocks had risen 0.91 per cent. RBS Morgans Brisbane director Bill Chatterton ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... - BHP had slipped 20 cents to $37.75, while Rio was off 62 cents at $69.35. On a positive note, information technology stocks were the best-performing sector on the bourse, up 9.55 per cent according to Iress data. Computershare, one of the stocks in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... very hectic time," Mr Ive said from Auckland. "The (US) stock market benefited on the upside, mainly driven by technology stocks. "Overall, it was just a bit of consolidation in the market. Nothing dramatic has really changed overnight." Mr Ive said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... however, saying there was no change to its goal of 70 per cent by June. Overall, the Nikkei index was weighed by technology stocks, which were dragged by weakness in their US counterparts. Shanghai remained concerned over the Chinese economy after data ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... Wednesday was up 12.8 points at 4,912.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 12.77 to 5,011.37. NEW YORK - Technology stocks rose on Wednesday after the CEO of Cisco Systems Inc promised to take "bold steps" to narrow the company's focus. Cisco ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... dropped out when the market rebounded later in overnight session. Early reports also blamed heavy selling in technology stocks -- led by Cisco's double-digit tumble - for the market's weakness. And after Nasdaq climbed to close above the zero line? Easy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... for a strong opening after Wall Street posted its highest close in nearly a month on stronger industrial and technology stocks. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 68 points higher at 4,590. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... for fertiliser maker Terra Industries, which last month agreed to be sold to Norway's Yara for $US4.1 billion. Technology stocks got a boost from Qualcomm Inc, which boosted its dividend by 12 per cent. The maker of wireless chips and other mobile technology ...