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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... $51.53. On Friday in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 53.92 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 7,223.98. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 5.40 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 1,431.50 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 5.81 points ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
Ten US pension funds which invest $1.4 trillion in global markets have combined their muscle to create a set of five financial regulation principles aimed at restoring investor trust. The ten funds, which include heavyweights California Public Employees' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... end to a grinding bear market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 53.92 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 7,223.98. The tech-heavy Nasdaq added 5.40 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 1,431.50 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 5.81 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... points, or 0.14 per cent, to 1,321.01. LONDON - Britain's share market closed at its lowest point since March 2003 amid heavy selling pressure. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 113.74 points, or 3.14 per cent, at 3,512.09. FRANKFURT - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... 2009 conference concludes. On Monday, the Australian share market closed at its lowest level in more than five years after heavy falls from the banks and big miners. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 94.4 points, or 2.82 per cent, lower at 3250.1 on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after data on Friday showed a deeper-than-anticipated contraction in the US economy, prompting a slump in share prices there. At 0724 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... cent, to 7,182.08. The Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 12.07 points, or 1.58 per cent, to 752.83, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index was down 33.96, or 2.38 per cent, to 1,391.47. LONDON - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally stronger at noon following gains in the financial sector. By 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 3,357.5 while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 26.6 points ...

Advisers turn to unlisted property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... a bit more certainty." Christie said advisers are interested in commercial investments, and within that there is also a heavy slant towards healthcare property. Despite the surge of interest in the sector, Christie acknowledges that there are certain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... them "just isn't necessary". While Bernanke's testimony helped ease some pressure on the market, it also came after days of heavy selling that left the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index near 12-year lows, so a bounce in ...