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Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... The S&P 500 closed at 2,130.82, up 4.97 points, or 0.23 per cent, above Monday's record. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.05 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 5,090.79, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was essentially flat, adding a scant ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... points (0.06 per cent) to 2,127.83, ending a three-day streak of record closing peaks, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 8.40 points (0.17 per cent) to 5,070.03. US housing starts leapt 20.2 per cent in April to an annual rate of 1,135,000 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... notched its third successive record, rising 6.47 points (0.30 per cent) to 2,129.20, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 30.15 points (0.60 per cent) to 5,078.44. All three indices got a lift from the latest call from activist Carl Icahn ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... close on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial added 20.32 (0.11 per cent) at 18,272.56, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 2.50 (0.05 per cent) to 5,048.29. "There's not a lot of movement, especially considering most of the economic data we ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 191.75 (1.06 per cent) to 18,252.24, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 69.10 (1.39 per cent) at 5,050.80. Analysts said the equities surge was partly due to technical factors, such as the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Wednesday. The broad-based S&P 500 slipped 0.64 points (0.03 per cent) to 2,098.48, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 5.50 points (0.11 per cent) to 4,981.69. US retail and food services sales totalled $US436.8 billion in April, essentially ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... 18,105.17 on Monday. The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 10.77 (0.51 per cent) to 2,105.33, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 9.98 (0.20 per cent) at 4,993.57. "The market seems to be tired," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... higher to 18,191.11. The broad-based S&P 500 jumped 28.10 (1.35 per cent) to 2,116.10, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 58.00 (1.17 per cent) at 5,003.55. The April labour data marked a big improvement from March, when the US added just ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... per cent). The broad-based S&P 500 gained 7.85 points (0.38 per cent) at 2,088.00, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 25.90 points (0.53 per cent) to 4,945.54. US crude prices fell back below $US60 a barrel Thursday. Spiking oil prices ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... on Wednesday. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 9.31 points (0.45 per cent) to 2,080.15, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index lost 19.68 points (0.40 per cent) at 4,919.64. Payrolls firm ADP estimated the US added just 169,000 private-sector jobs in ...