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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... their outlook on insurers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 120.16 points, or 1.30 per cent, to 9361.61. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite points lifted 28.99 points, or 1.47 per cent, to 1998.72, and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... for recovery from the recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 96.5 points, or 1.03 per cent, to 9241.45. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite points fell 22.51 points, or 1.13 per cent, to 1969.73 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... Average shed 32.12 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 9337.95 after soaring on Friday to its highest level since November. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell 8.01 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 1992.24, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index, measuring the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... Jones Industrial Average vaulted 113.81 points, or 1.23 per cent, to 9370.07, its highest level since November 4. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite leapt 27.09 points, or 1.37 per cent, to 2000.25. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, measuring the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Friday, after US equities declined on a rise in people continuing to claim unemployment benefits and lacklustre sales figures from major retailers. Oil and metals also were lower. At 0714 AEST ...

Cooper the competition crusader is coming

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... comments echo widely-held views that the major cause of the problems consumers confront in superannuation is the system's heavy focus on distributional factors rather than member needs, resulting in many people ending up in products that don't suit their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... rally, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 83.74 points, 0.92 per cent, to settle at 9154.46. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 16.54 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 1984.30 and the Standard & Poor's 500 broad-market index increased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... Industrial Average closed up 15.27 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 9108.51, building on two weeks of solid gains. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite edged up 1.93 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 1967.89 and the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index added 2.92 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 23.95 points, 0.26 per cent, to finish at 9093.24. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped 7.64 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 1965.96, snapping a 12-session winning streak. The broad-market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... January, gaining 188.03 points, or 2.12 per cent, to 9069.29, the best close for blue chips since November 5. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite extended its winning streak to a 12th session, rallying 47.22 points, or 2.45 per cent, to 1973.60, its ...