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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... 2.99 per cent, to end at 11,188.23, its weakest close since late July as the blue-chip index moved into "bear market" territory -- down 20 per cent from last year's highs. The Nasdaq composite slid 74.69 points, or 3.2 per cent, to 2,259.04 and the broad-market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... Paydirt "Africa DownUnder" conference will be held in Perth. Yesterday, the Australian share market closed in negative territory, dragged down by a six per cent fall in Rio Tinto, a weak US lead and broad-based weakness across the resources sector on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... The Nikkei rose 3.2 per cent on the week but slid 2.3 per cent for the month, its third consecutive month in negative territory. Market players were sceptical about Friday's gains. The benchmark Nikkei gained 304.62 points to 13,072.87 and marked its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open in positive territory after US stocks ended mostly higher overnight. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,992. Today, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 539.20 points to 20,392.06. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket nudged into positive territory on Thursday to outperform weak Asian markets as the annual reporting season wound up. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed ...

CalPERS to suffer 2.4 pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... "Private equity returns led the way in gains. Fixed income and our new inflation-linked asset class were also in positive territory," she said. Also cushioning the impact of losses is the fact that CalPERS experienced double digit gains in the last four ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open in positive territory after Wall Street closed sharply higher overnight as another drop in oil prices improved investor sentiment. At 0811 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price ...

US houses continue to burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... previous month. Expectations were for a pickup to -15 percent. All components excepts for the price index were in negative territory. New orders and inventories fell less rapidly while the decline in shipments, unfilled orders, delivery time and the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... Oxiana Ltd shareholders to approve its change of name to OZ Minerals Ltd. The Australian share market closed in positive territory yesterday for the second consecutive day after strong gains from the banks. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... prices closed flat on Thursday after a topsy-turvy session that saw the benchmark index swing in and out of positive territory. The Hang Seng Index closed up 15.97 points, or 0.07 percent, at 21,821.78. WELLINGTON - Jitters about earnings here and on ...