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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... share market was flat at noon after receiving a small boost from better than expected unemployment figures, but weaker commodity prices drove the resources sector lower. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.7 points, or 0.15 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open lower on Thursday following a sharp drop in commodity prices and a mixed lead from Wall Street. At 0651 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was one point lower at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open lower on Wednesday following a negative lead from the US and weaker commodity prices. At 0709 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 62 points lower at 3,682. In ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
The Australian share market was weaker at noon on lower commodity prices and a mixed US lead, ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision on interest rates later on Tuesday. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ten points ...

Focus on quality: T. Rowe Price

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... well for them but Gensler, whose identical twin brother Gary Gensler was handpicked by Barack Obama as chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said he would rather focus on stocks that will do well "in two to three years' time" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after Wall Street rose on positive economic data and commodity prices strengthened. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 16 points higher at 3,877. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... "[The financials] are certainly driven by the ongoing bad debts in the banking sector, and with resources it's falling commodity prices." Commonwealth Bank was down 71 cents at $38.29, ANZ fell 24 cents to $16.25, National Australia Bank dropped 60 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... releases retail trade data and building approvals data, both for May. The Reserve Bank of Australia releases its index of commodity prices for May. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... Australian share market closed higher for the second day running, led by gains in the resources sector on the back of higher commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49 points, or 1.29 per cent, at 3,856, while the broader-based All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... direction out there." Mr Spiteri said the resources sector had fared better than others in early trade, following rises in commodity prices overnight. At 1202 AEST, shares in BHP Billiton Ltd were up 47 cents to $34.20 and Rio Tinto Ltd had risen $1.34 ...