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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... falling Australian dollar. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was off to a positive start after Wall Street and European market posted strong gains overnight and the Australian dollar continued to slide. "Capital goods, health care ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... keyboard. This could be interpreted as a vote for the budget...but not when you see the strong positive lead from Wall Street and Europe overnight. The S&P 500 index ended more than 1% higher last night on optimism over rising optimism among small US ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... March housing finance figures, while the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey is due out on Monday. On Wall Street on Friday, stocks overcame a choppy day of trading and closed at fresh all-time highs as Group of Seven finance chiefs met ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... vista. They're putting their listening ears for confirmation that Fed mouthpiece Jon Hilsenrath's piece printed on the Wall Street Journal. According to Hilsenrath, the Fed now has sketched a roadmap to the exits but that the question on when it starts ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street traded flat under the shadow of poor Chinese economic data and a slight gain in US monthly retail sales. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 16 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... March housing finance figures, while the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey is due out on Monday. On Wall Street on Friday, stocks overcame a choppy day of trading and closed at fresh all-time highs as Group of Seven finance chiefs met ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street as Group of Seven finance chiefs met in Britain to discuss economic challenges. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,216. ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Here we go again folks. The end has come to Wall Street's five-day record-breaking run. Even well-conditioned athletes have to pause for breathe sometime just like high frequency traders need an excuse to turn those paper profits into real dinero. They ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... boosted by a one-time gain from its German satellite TV operations, and improvements in cable TV and film operations. On Wall Street, stocks on Wednesday continued to climb to new records with investors buoyed by positive German industrial production ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened higher after record highs were reached on Wall Street. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said Australian shares were off to a positive start due to strong overseas leads, especially from the United States. "It's ...