Posts Tagged ‘softness’
Push on banks helps STI rise 14.22 points
November 11th, 2009 | 
Author: A PUSH on the banks helped the Straits Times Index yesterday rise 14.22 points to 2,707.6 in a tepid session that saw the broad market record 163 rises against 218 falls excluding derivatives.
The softness was not overly surprising given that the index had already risen sharply on Monday ahead of the US rally which meant that it made sense for investors to sell into strength yesterday. Providing a… more
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S&P 500 sees best 5-month streak since 1938 (Reuters)
Reuters – The S&P 500 ended its best five-month streak since 1938 with a slight gain on Friday as government data showed softness in consumer spending but reinforced expectations that the economic slump is abating.
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Tags: consumer, consumer spending, economic slump, Friday, gain, government, government data, Reuters, slump, softness, spending, streak |
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