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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... by 111.86 points, at 9,380.35, an 11-week low. Singapore ended down 1.02 per cent, by 31.94 points, at 3,113.73. US jobs data released Friday sent US stocks down as the Labor Department reported that the economy added a paltry 54,000 jobs in May. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Disappointing US jobs data and lower base metals prices dragged the Australian share market lower in opening trade, with all sectors of the local market losing ground. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.5 points lower at 4562.6, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... as the euro rallied strongly, supported by hopes of a deal to resolve Greek's debt crisis and very disappointing US jobs data. Dealers said news that the US economy generated only 54,000 new jobs in May, one quarter of the previous month and way below ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... cent to 4,058.01 points while in Frankfurt the DAX rose 1.56 per cent to 7,492.25 points. Surprisingly upbeat data US jobs data boosted European shares in the afternoon following earnings reports in the morning. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares dropped 0.44 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... seeking a debt bailout, more Middle East unrest - but had coped well for most of the day, finding support in strong US jobs data. They said the US figures bolstered the case for a strong US economic recovery, helping stocks, but reports of a 7.4 magnitude ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... DAX slipped 0.06 per cent to 6,934.44 points. Dealers said investors appeared to adjusting positions ahead of key US jobs data due Friday which will set the tone and put recent weaker figures in perspective. Elsewhere in Europe, Amsterdam added 0.37 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... index, which is up 3.9 per cent over the week, was boosted by a 0.70 per cent gain on the Dow in New York after strong US jobs data. Dealers were also in buying mood thanks to better-than-expected results from state-run Bank of China, which lifted hopes ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... heavy Nasdaq advanced 15.42 points to 2,769.30. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the US jobs data showed their economy was continuing to improve, boosting confidence on the local market. "With that lead, we wanted to see ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... and short-covering of futures by foreigners. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares rose on Monday after better-than-expected US jobs data out last week lifted confidence in the world's biggest economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 384.27 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... 3,448.37. TOKYO - Japanese shares closed up a marginal 0.13 per cent on Friday on bargain hunting as investors awaited US jobs data. The headline Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which hit a seven-month low on Thursday, gained 12.11 points to ...