| 8 Jan 2009 |  |  |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets are lower 45 minutes before the close. The Dow is down 3.2%, the S&P 500 is down 3.4% and the NASDAQ is 3.8% lower. |
| 7 Jan 2009 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets are higher 40 minutes before the close. The Dow is up 1.1%, the S&P 500 is up 1.1% and the NASDAQ is 1.8% higher. |
| 6 Jan 2009 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets are lower 40 minutes before the close. The Dow is down 1.3%, the S&P 500 is down 0.8% and the NASDAQ is 0.6% lower. |
| 5 Jan 2009 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets closed higher on Friday. The Dow was up 2.9%, the S&P 500 was up 3.2% and the NASDAQ up 3.5%. |
| 24 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stocks closed lower again with the Dow down 1.2% and the S&P 500 off 1%. SPI futures are down 100 points, off 2.7%. |
| 23 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | Attached are the dates of RBA, RBNZ and major offshore central bank meetings for 2009. |
| 23 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stocks had a bad night with the Dow down 1.7% and the S&P 500 declining 2.8% with US financials stocks down 4.9%. |
| 22 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stocks were mixed; bank and energy stocks fell but the Administration threw GM and Chrysler a lifeline. |
| 19 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stocks having a bad close with the Dow down 219 points, down 2% and the S&P 500 down by 2.1%. |
| 18 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets are little changed, 45 minutes before the close. The Dow is down 0.2%, the S&P 500 is down 0.1% and the NASDAQ is flat. |
| 17 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets have gained strongly since the Fed's announcement. Forty minutes before the close, the Dow is up 4.4%, the S&P 500 is up 4.9% and the NASDAQ is up 5.1%. |
| 16 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets are lower, 45 minutes before the close. The Dow is down 1.3%, the S&P 500 is down 1.8% and the NASDAQ is down 2.4% |
| 15 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stock markets managed to finish in the black after signs that the US Administration might draw on the TARP to provide financial support for GM & Chrysler, bypassing Congressional aid. |
| 12 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stock markets having a late sell off into the close with the S&P 500 off 3.0% and the Dow off 2.6% on the back of lower financials. |
| 11 Dec 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stock markets are up, the S&P 500 by 1.2% and the Dow up 0.8%. SPI futures are up 1.1%. US bonds were sold, 2-yr yields up 1bps to 0.85% while 10-yr yields rose 2bps to 2.66% |
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