Wednesday 25th February 2009 MDS Morning Wrap

February 25th, 2009

Presented by Michael Hevern
MDS Financial

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In this morning’s wrap…

DOW: up 3.3%
Short Cover Rally off 12 Year Lows;
Ben says : No to Bank Nationalisation

NASDAQ: up 3.9%
Microsoft down 0.2%;
Cisco & Apple up +4%

FTSE: down 0.9% (down 41% YTD)
S&P to Review EU Insurers;
DAX down 2% & CAC down 0.7%

NIKKEI: down 1.5% – Below 7900
Yen Weakens;
Hang Seng down 2.8%

Oil: up 4% – At $40
Economies
& Oil Price Linked

Commodities Up;
USD Lower
Gold: down 2.9% ($966)

SPI up 70;
Bouncing off November Lows
SPI: Critical Levels 3420 & 3220

ASX News

  • VBA Soars despite booking $101m loss
  • SUN 1H09 EPS down 33%;
  • FMG China s Valin Steel to buy $776m (16.5% stake)
  • WPL Gas discovery in Carnavon Basin
  • OSH increased profits (up 70%) & exploration cuts to save
  • ALL 1H09 profit down 59%
  • ASX to open sharply higher US bounces off 12 year lows


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