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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened more than one per cent higher after strong US jobs numbers pushed American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. Official US Labor Department data showed the US economy added 165,000 jobs ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... treading water for the last trading days, back and forth between the bulls and the bears," said Levy, adding that Friday's US jobs reports and upcoming corporate earnings could help the market settle on a direction. LONDON - European stock markets have ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... - Asian markets closed mixed following another strong lead from Wall Street, where traders took heart from more upbeat US jobs numbers. The yen was flat after Japanese MPs gave final approval to the government's nominees to take the helm at the Bank ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set to begin the week higher, following gains on US and European markets due to encouraging US jobs data. The US unemployment rate fell to 7.7 per cent, data released on Friday showed. At 0759 AEDT on Monday, the March share ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... sharply on Friday, with the Dow industrials closing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007 following a positive US jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 14,009.79, up 149.21 points (1.08 per cent). In Europe, London's FTSE ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... sharply on Friday, with the Dow industrials closing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007 following a positive US jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 14,009.79, up 149.21 points (1.08 per cent). The broad-based S&P 500 ...

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... there's nothing the US labour market can do but improve. Did I say improve? Yes, I did and it's not only with regards to US jobs, the housing sector is too. Housing starts increased, nay soared, by 28.1% -- the strongest since 1983 -- to 780,000 houses ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Global economic eyes were on US jobs figures late last week but the real indicator concentrating the minds of investment strategist continues to be US housing prices. The good news is that a range of economic figures over the past few months have reinforced ...

Market Wrap early AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... expected to annoint a successor to President Hu Jintao. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly down as better-than-expected US jobs figures were offset by caution ahead of the US presidential election and the start of China's leadership transition. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... $57.28, NAB was down six cents at $24.81. Wall Street finished weaker, after initial enthusiasm from a better-than-expected US jobs report faded as market players looked ahead to the upcoming US elections. The Dow fell 1.05 per cent, the S&P500 eased ...