EQUITY MARKETS NEWS
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:34:00 GMT
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Aussie stocks rise 0.4 pct, led by resources
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:34:00 GMT
SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose 0.4 percent on Wednesday as resources firms advanced on higher commodity prices and takeover activity, offsetting further weakness in the financial sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 <.AXJO> added 18.5
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Don't Expect a Straight-Line Market Decline
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:27:00 GMT
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US stocks drop on producer prices, more housing woes
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:00 GMT
Washington - US stocks declined Tuesday after producer prices surged and housing construction plummeted by the most in 17 years, prompting investor concerns that the United States has entered a prolonged period of low growth and high inflation. Wholesale
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Taipei shares outlook - Lower on Wall St...
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:00 GMT
TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices are expected to open lower, tracking sustained losses on Wall Street after worse-than-expected US wholesale inflation and home construction data reinforced concerns about the US economy, dealers said. Trading is set
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Wall St ends lower on high inflation
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:00 GMT
as credit worries hit bank shares and a report showing inflation remains a threat despite slower growth escalated investor anxiety. Based on the latest available date, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 130.84 points, or 1.14 percent, to end
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Nikkei down 0.9 pct as banks, exporters fall
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:25:00 GMT
(Updates with opening) TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 0.9 percent on Wednesday, with bank shares sliding after credit and inflation fears hit Wall Street, while exporters such as Kyocera Corp (6971.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock
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Miners win out on mixed day for the FTSE 100
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:24:00 GMT
The FTSE 100 slipped fractionally today, ending the day just 4.6 points down at 5450.2. The blue-chip index of London's top 100 companies seesawed over the course of the day, touching a low of 5425.3 and at one point rising to 5498.7. The mixed trading
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Nikkei down 0.9 pct as banks, exporters fall
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:23:00 GMT
(Updates with opening) TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 0.9 percent on Wednesday, with bank shares sliding after credit and inflation fears hit Wall Street, while exporters such as Kyocera Corp (6971.T: Quote, Profile, Research) fell on
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Leighton shares fall 3 pct after raising A$700mln
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:22:00 GMT
MELBOURNE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Shares in Leighton Holdings Ltd , Australia's top engineering contractor, fell as much as 3.3 percent after resuming trading on Wednesday following a A$700 million ($609 million) capital raising in a rights offer.
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Singapore shares outlook - Lower on Wall Street slide
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:21:00 GMT
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Singapore shares are expected to open lower on Wednesday following Wall Street's slide overnight on concerns about the health of the U.S. economy and the credit markets amid fears more U.S. financial institutions may be in
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Taipei shares outlook - Lower on Wall St fall, weak US data
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:21:00 GMT
TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices are expected to open lower, tracking sustained losses on Wall Street after worse-than-expected US wholesale inflation and home construction data reinforced concerns about the US economy, dealers said. Trading is set to
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Technical Update of the US Dollar and the AMEX Gold BUGS Index
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:20:00 GMT
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La - Z - Boy posts smaller first - quarter loss, beats Wall Street forecasts as it reduces costs
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:19:00 GMT
p.m. MONROE, Mich. (AP) - Furniture maker La-Z-Boy Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter loss narrowed, beating Wall Street forecasts as it reduced costs. For the three-months ending July 26, the company lost $8.5 million, or 17 cents per share. That
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China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) NewsBite - CHL Hits 52-Week Low
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:13:00 GMT
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Fannie, Freddie crush Wall St.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:12:00 GMT
Stock markets in the United States sank yesterday as the prospect of more losses from the mortgage crisis hurt the shares of banks and the two biggest home finance providers. Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE) and Freddie Mac (FRE/MYSE) shed more than 20% each after
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Goldman Sachs: More Pain To Come For Wall Street Brokerages
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:12:00 GMT
NEW YORK 'We believe a major recovery is still a few quarters away, as we anticipate additional asset sales and write-downs in coming quarters throughout the financial services sector,' said Goldman analyst William Tanona in a research note. The broker
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Staples Down 5%; Above Pre-Market Low on Slowing Growth
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:11:00 GMT
(MidnightTrader via COMTEX News Network) -- Staples Inc. (SPLS) is down 5.5% to $23.23, but above its pre-market close of $22.23. The office supply company said that its second quarter results would be weaker than expected as consumers pull back
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Taipei shares outlook - Lower on Wall St fall, weak US data
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:09:00 GMT
TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices are expected to open lower, tracking sustained losses on Wall Street after worse-than-expected US wholesale inflation and home construction data reinforced concerns about the US economy, dealers said. Trading is set to
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Japan's Nikkei 225 Index opens lower; currently losing 60 points to 12,805
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:08:00 GMT
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Japan stocks set to fall on economy fears, firm yen
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:02:00 GMT
TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is likely to fall again on Wednesday after posting a one-month closing the previous day, with bank shares such as Mizuho Financial Group sliding after credit and inflation fears hit Wall Street.
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Stock market falls by 20bn as top economist warns credit crunch is only at 'halfway point'
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:54:00 GMT
Some 20billion was wiped off the value of Britain's biggest companies during another day of turmoil on the stock market yesterday. Fears that the credit crunch is intensifying led investors to dump shares in banks and retailers, sending the FTSE 100
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Japan stocks set to fall on economy fears, firm yen
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:51:00 GMT
(Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is
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Rupee strengthens, stock index goes up
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:48:00 GMT
KARACHI: The rupee strengthened against the dollar and the stock market index increased on Tuesday. The currency strengthened as much as two rupees in early trade against the dollar to 73.30/60, compared to its close on Monday of 75.30/45. By the end of
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Market may extend fall as Sebi takes no decision on PNs
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:46:00 GMT
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US Market ends lower
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:46:00 GMT
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Market turns lower again
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:45:00 GMT
After trading in a range in the morning trades, key indices have slipped in to red on the back of selling pressure in the Oil & Gas, Auto and Metal stocks. Offloading is also seen in the Mid-Cap and the Small-Cap stocks. However, bucking the negative
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Market at day's low
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:43:00 GMT
Markets have further lost ground in the afternoon trades and are trading at days low. Bear dominance continues as even equity markets across Europe have opened with a negative gap. The FTSE index in UK was down by 1.2% and the CAC index in France was
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Japan stocks set to fall on economy fears, firm yen
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:41:00 GMT
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Wall Street stocks hammered
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:38:00 GMT
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Fannie, Freddie fears, inflation slam Wall St
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:38:00 GMT
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