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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... July labour report showing stronger-than-expected jobs growth and a slight increase in services sector activity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 13,096.17, up a hefty 217.29 points (1.69 per cent). The tech-rich Nasdaq leaped 58.13 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... lost 2.68 per cent and, worst hit, Madrid dropped 5.16 per cent. US stocks slid for the fourth straight day with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 92.18 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 12,878.88. IG Markets broker Chris Weston said the Australian market ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... bourses in London and Paris higher. Wall Street equity markets closed in the red for a third straight day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average 32.55 points, or 0.25 per cent, lower at 12,976.13. The S&P 500-stock index slid 4.00 points and the tech-rich ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... pressure to take further action to quell the eurozone sovereign debt crisis and spur stuttering economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 32.55 points, or 0.25 per cent, lower at 12,976.13. The blue-chip index was back below the psychological ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... markets fell into the red as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 13,008.68, down 64.33 points (0.49 per cent). In local equities news, Country Road has agreed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... a second straight day as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 13,008.68, down 64.33 points (0.49 per cent). The S&P 500 fell 5.98 points (0.43 per cent) to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... Street hopes for US Federal Reserve and ECB stimulus action this week and awaits a report on the July jobs market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session at 13,073.01, drifting down 2.65 points (0.02 per cent). European stock markets closed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... euro-driven rallies late last week, the major indices struggled to maintain modest gains in markets lacking a catalyst. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the session at 13,073.01, drifting down 2.65 points (0.02 per cent). The S&P 500 slipped ...

SSgA launches two fixed income ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... first to track indices from the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series. This series was created last year by S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange. "We are pleased and proud to license our indices to SSgA for these two high-quality ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... 6582.96 points. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was slightly more subdued up 1.36 per cent to 5.573.16 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 212.88 points (1.67 per cent) higher at 12,887.93. IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said the Australian ...