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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... index had not finished above 9500 since early November and has now climbed about 45 per cent from its March low. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite rose 31.68 points, or 1.59 per cent, to 2020.9, while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 70.89 points (0.76 per cent) to 9350.05 in closing trades. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite increased 19.98 points (1.01 per cent) to 1989.22 and the Standard & Poor's 500 index, a broad measure of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
... demand. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.22 points (0.66 per cent) to settle at 9279.16, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 13.32 points (0.68 per cent) to 1969.24. The broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index added 6.79 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... inflation. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 82.6 points (0.9 per cent) to settle at 9217.94. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 25.08 points (1.3 per cent) to 1955.92 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 9.94 ...

Don't let the bears out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
... 3419.69. TOKYO - Japanese shares suffered their steepest fall in more than four months, weighed down by a stronger yen and heavy losses on the US and Chinese markets. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index ended down 328.72 points, or 3.1 per cent, at 10,268.61. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... data. A late buying wave pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 36.58 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 9398.19. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite added 10.63 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 2009.35 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed ...

FOS insurance ombudsman resigns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... the board is expected to name a new general insurance ombudsman as soon as possible. Parrino's resignation comes during a heavy workload for the service. FOS has experienced a 43 per cent rise in new disputes in the first five months of this year. New ...

Liquidity problem in unlisted assets overstated: RWA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... most members are in the diversified default option. The criticism against unlisted valuation practices by retail funds with heavy weightings to listed assets is consequently misplaced, research found. "Fortunately, most superannuation funds continue ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... literally, at zero percent. The Treasuries yacht? No, it is losing buoyancy - what, with the Fed soon to stop its purchases, a heavy debt load and a mammoth amount of freshly minted dollars weighing it down? The property ship? Still not safe, there might ...