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Aust shares weaken ahead of RBA minutes

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian shares are weaker as traders nervously await the Reserve Bank's June board meeting minutes, with the big banks and miners suffering losses. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said investors were regarding a July rate cut as a less likely prospect. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street ahead of the widely-anticipated US Federal Reserve's policy meeting that's expected to give an indication on the central bank's plans on its stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST ...

Aust shares weaken ahead of US Fed meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... was causing the Australian market to follow Wall Street's weak lead. "That's what the short-term nervousness is," he told AAP. Banking stocks are also off, following construction giant Lend Lease's announcement it would merge its Australian construction ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite gains on Wall Street at the end of last week. At 0845 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 4,759. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... opportunity to re-enter and re-establish positions in a lot of those high yielding stocks that they got out of recently," he told AAP. In Australia, the market has posted losses in 13 of 17 trading sessions, sending it to its lowest level since mid-January. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's rocky start ended with a more-than-one-per-cent gain, shrugging off fears that central banks will soon end their stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Australian market has continued its downhill run, opening more than half a per cent lower following falls on international bourses and worries about central banks' stimulus plans. Losses on Thursday would mean a 13th day of falls in 17 trading sessions ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Australian bond futures prices have moved little, with nothing to drive price changes because of a lack of significant economic data. St George economist Janu Chan said there was a weakening US Treasury bonds and a fall in sharemarkets during the overnight ...

Aust shares open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is back in the red, opening half a per cent lower after offshore markets fell sharply overnight. The recent weakness in the Australian dollar has also led to many foreign investors taking their money out of Australia, including ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets after the Bank of Japan stayed quiet on any new stimulus measures. The Bank of Japan on Tuesday opted against increasing its asset purchase program or changing interest ...