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Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... not reflected in the 5.4 per cent jobless rate. Analysts said trading volume was light ahead of Monday's Memorial Day holiday, when markets will be closed. Shares of clothing retailer Gap fell 1.4 per cent after first-quarter net income dropped eight ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Memorial Day holiday in the US must have put Wall Streeters in a good mood - they came back a-shopping and sent the S&P 500 index up to a fresh record high. As the Bellamy Brothers sang, "There's a reason for the sunshine sky there's a reason why ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... Greenhaus said trading volumes were low as some people on Wall Street had taken early vacation ahead of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets drifted up in subdued trading as the region began voting in parliamentary ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... index lost 25.7 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 4,938.6. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. LONDON - Europe's stock markets closed on a positive note on Monday as market watchers said investors focused on profit-taking ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... losses but showing caution following Japan's 7.3 per cent plunge on Thursday and ahead of the three-day US Memorial Day holiday weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished Friday up 8.60 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 15,303.10. The broad-based ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... Houston, it seems we've lost May. With two trading days to go this month - one for Wall Street because of the Memorial Day holiday in the US - "sell in May then go away" is in the bag - unless of course, there's a sudden whiff of euphoria, or perhaps ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... index fell by 25.4 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 4,453.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the Memorial Day holiday. LONDON - British markets were closed for the spring bank holiday. FRANKFURT - European stock exchanges closed generally weaker ...

RIP May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... game to Team Bear. Congratulations to all those who sold and went away in May! Monday, 31 May 2010, is a Memorial Day holiday in America, so that's it for Wall Street. The S&P 500 is officially down 8.2 per cent in the month -- and is snorkelling below ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... that had pushed the Dow up almost 300 points. Volume was thin as US markets will be closed on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. A weak report on consumer spending and income added to the bearish sentiment. News that Fitch Ratings downgraded the sovereign ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... consumer confidence by a Conference Board survey buoyed hopes of economic recovery. Resuming trade after the Memorial Day holiday, stocks had come under early pressure as geopolitical unease in Asia over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests dampened ...
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