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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... with Rio Tinto up $1.84 at $79.25 and BHP Billiton was $1.09 higher at $44.06. Fortescue had added 23 cents to $5.89. Mr Bishop said Australia's resource exports are likely to increase in the long-term as Japan rebuilds. "It may be long-term a good thing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... continue stimulus measures in an effort to boost the Eurozone economy. "The stirrings of recovery in America are there," Mr Bishop said. "It's not tangible, but you can smell them, and the market is reacting to that. "Quantitative easing will keep the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... gains on a day of light volumes given the Melbourne Cup. "We've had some good days and the market's having a steadier," Mr Bishop said. Although looking unlikely, an interest rate rise was factored in by the market in probability, but it could see a ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... during the morning. "The Dow was down 78 points. Despite all the talk of decoupling we of course have followed them," Mr Bishop said. "Clearly there are some headwinds coming out of Europe and there are some headwinds coming out of America. "So despite ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... economy did not continue to improve. "The Americans have said they're going to leave interest rates where they are," Mr Bishop said. "The chairman of the Federal Reserve said he will restimulate the American economy if the need arises. "We've been looking ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... an election had added further uncertainty to the market. "We're in election mode; that's part of the situation now," Mr Bishop said. "I think the new prime minister will probably want to get this election out of the way fairly quickly while the polls ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... the market's gains, plus the effect of positive local employment data on Thursday. "It's a very refreshing bounce," Mr Bishop said. "The Americans felt better about things last night, and our unemployment figures improved out of sight, and we've forgotten ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... was higher on big gains among the major miners. "The market is taking some notice of today's interest rate decision," Mr Bishop said. "If we get a rise, the market has probably factored that in." The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) expected cash rate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... and it's going to be a lacklustre day for the rest of the day. "The American economy still has a lot of questions." Mr Bishop said many investors would be looking to see the US government's November unemployment report, which is published overnight on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... sparked activity in the financials sector. "There's nothing like a little takeover activity to stir up the market," Mr Bishop said. "It's just the tonic the market probably needed." AXA shares were up $1.30, or 30.23 per cent, to $5.60, while AMP had ...