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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... luxury liner that ran aground late on Friday off the Italian coast with the loss of at least six lives. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed with a modest increase of 0.37 per cent to 5,657.44 points, however, while Paris' CAC 40 added ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... political humiliation for President Nicolas Sarkozy. The single currency fell back to $US1.2638, a 16-month low, while London's FTSE 100 closed down 0.46 per cent, Frankfurt's DAX closed down 0.58 per cent and in Paris the CAC 40 dropped 0.11 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... claims, were welcomed after heavy losses on Wednesday sparked by fresh concerns over the eurozone debt crisis. In London, the FTSE-100 index of top companies closed up 0.63 per cent at 5400.85 points on Thursday. In Paris, the CAC-40 rose 0.76 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... likely added to the subdued mood after she dashed hopes on Tuesday about a boost for the bloc's rescue fund. In London, the FTSE-100 index of top companies lost 2.25 per cent to 5,366.80 points on Wednesday. In Paris, the CAC-40 tumbled 3.33 per cent ...

NGS Super embraces after-tax benchmarking with FTSE ASFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
NGS Super has adopted an after-tax benchmark from the industry standard FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series for its $1.3 billion Australian equity portfolio. Using this benchmark, NGS Super will apply an income tax rate for superannuation funds but will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... fresh jitters over the eurozone debt crisis offset a better-than-expected German investor confidence report. In London, the FTSE-100 index closed up 1.15 per cent at 5,490.15 points. In Paris, the CAC-40 fell 0.35 per cent to 3,078.72 points and in Frankfurt ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... all EU credit ratings after member states failed to deliver decisive measures to fix the eurozone crisis. In London, the FTSE 100 index of top shares fell 1.83 per cent to 5,427.86 points, in Paris the CAC-40 slumped 2.61 per cent to 3,089.59 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... eased after EU nations signalled they would adopt a tough new fiscal compact to resolve the debt crisis. On Friday London's FTSE-100 index of top companies rose 0.83 per cent to 5,529.21 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX-30 added 1.91 per cent to 5,986.71 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... fallen as low as $US1.3289 - its lowest level since central banks intervened on markets last week to support banks. London's FTSE-100 index of top companies slid 1.14 per cent to close at 5,483.77 points, while in Frankfurt the DAX 30 dropped two per ...

Waiting to exhale 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... 1.7% and down 1.8% -- it ended, in what we consider practically unchanged these days, down 0.5% last night. Similarly, the FTSE-100 bobbed up plus 1.1% and down 1.2% intra-day but shed only 0.4% at the finish. The same goes for the S&P 500 Index - down ...