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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... 2,412.80. LONDON - UK stocks ended flat as investors stayed cautious ahead of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, but still registered its best monthly performance in five years. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,087.3 points, down 2.1 or 0.03 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... Australian sharemarket closed flat yesterday as investors rested after recent gains and waited for a stronger lead from United States markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.2 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 5,606.9 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Anti-terrorism ins board names new director

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... property and infrastructure and was established following the withdrawal of cover after the terrorist attacks in the United States of America on 11 September 2001. Azarias is currently a non-executive director on the SBS Board and a former NAB executive. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
The Australian share market was lower at noon despite a rise in United States markets overnight. The global miners, gold stocks and some of the major banks weighed upon the bourse. ABN Amro Morgans private client adviser Trent Muller said the local ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... 3.05 per cent, with exporters such as Canon Inc and Sony Corp hit by the yen's strength and further evidence the United States may be in recession. The benchmark Nikkei average ended down 406.22 points at 12,917.51. HONG KONG - Shares tracked mainland ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... up by stellar oil prices. The FTSE 100 ended down 6.3 points at 5,983.9, as shares slipped across Europe and the United States. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6721.36 points, down 50.62 or 0.75 per cent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4874.97 ...

Agriculture drives biofuel investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... opportunities for Australian farmers, said Jon Sutton, the bank's executive general manager of agribusiness. "In the United States - one of the largest wheat producing countries in the world and the largest wheat exporter - there has been a definite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... amid renewed buying as bargain hunters snapped up stocks following signs of improved business confidence in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 190.9 points or 3.72 per cent higher at 5,318.4, while the broader All Ordinaries gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... The sharemarket rallied 1.4 per cent in tandem with other equity markets today after an interest rate cut in the United States boosted confidence on Wall Sreet. The NZSX-50 closed up 48.63 points at 3467.26 on moderate turnover worth $NZ118 million ($A102.97 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by financials and the prospect of another interest rate cut in the United States later tonight. The Dow Jones industrial average made a late comeback overnight, which also bolstered the local bourse. ...