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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... on Wednesday although risk appetite was waning, after the release of contrasting economic data from the US and Europe overnight. At 0710 AEST on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.72 US cents, up from 104.44 US cents on Tuesday. Since ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... in terms of global financial markets since the RBA last met," Mr Waterer said. He expected trading to pick up in the overnight session, as Germany releases GDP data, followed by British inflation data then building approvals figures in the US. The Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... era ended with its float in December 1983 HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive said the Australian dollar had outperformed overnight as equity markets and commodities, including oil, gold and copper, all tracked higher. "There is a little bit of stability coming ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly weaker at noon, despite rallying overnight on the back of improved sentiment from the US and Europe. Despite opening almost half a US cent higher on Friday morning, due to the return of risk sentiment, by 1200 AEST ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Australian market looks ready to open strongly today, following rebounds in Europe and on Wall Street on more positive data overnight, but against a background of extreme volatility. At 0656 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... Michael McCarthy said traders were cautious given the negative lead from Wall St and renewed concerns about eurozone debt. Overnight, French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised new measures to slash France's public deficit amid fears that France could ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... FTSE-100 down 3.1%. The boo - France is about to burn. Never mind the more than 20% dive in Societe Generale's share price overnight, it was rumours that credit ratings agencies will do what Standard & Poor's did to the USA that did it. The powers that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... The Australian stock market looks set for another day of declines, after European and US stocks dropped sharply again overnight. At 0725 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 99 points lower at 3,995. In economics news ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... balance sheet and population growth... of three to four million people in the next 10 years," he said. US equities rose overnight with Wall Street posting 4% gains after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed would keep US interest rates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... stocks were higher at noon as the market held onto gains which began on late on Tuesday and were boosted by a late surge overnight on Wall Street. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 109.6 points, or 2.72 per cent, at 4,144.4 points ...