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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... support big mergers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 41.74 points, or 0.52 per cent, to settle at 7,975.85. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell 15.16 points, 0.93 per cent, to settle at 1,606.71, and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... 39.51 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 8,017.59, closing above the 8,000 level for the first time since February 9. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite climbed 19.24 points, 1.2 per cent, to 1,621.87 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 8.12 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower with US and European stock markets experiencing heavy falls on weaker economic sentiment. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 57 points at 3,559. In ...

Bonus hocus pocus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... hefty bonuses they pay themselves, they are wholeheartedly forgoing these now. Instead they would just reluctantly - with a heavy heart -- settle for doubling their base pay to show that they too share the suffering caused by the global financial crisis. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after US stocks recovered late in the trading session on positive economic reports. Gold miners may gain on the rise in the precious metal and energy stocks may decline after the oil price ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... Industrial Average jumped 6.84 per cent, the fifth largest gain ever, to 7,775.86, the highest since February 13. The tech-heavy Nasdaq leapt 6.76 per cent to 1,555.77 while the broad Standard & Poor's 500 lifted 7.08 per cent to 822.92. US stocks also ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... economy. In afternoon trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 80.37 points, or 1.07 per cent, to 7,406.21. The tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 7.76 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 1,483.46 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index decreased 8.27 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... economy. In afternoon trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 50.18 points, or 0.68 per cent, to 7,445.88. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 18.99 points, or 1.30 per cent, to 1,481.10 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 21.35 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... report on home construction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 178.73 points, or 2.48 per cent, to 7,395.70. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 58.09 points, or 4.14 per cent, to 1,462.11 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 24.23 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... Going On In Financial Markets'. On Monday, the Australian share market closed flat after strong gains from the banks offset heavy losses from the big miners and energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 3.2 points, or 0.1 per cent, higher at ...