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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Securities markets were mixed and flat, precious metals were higher, and oil eased. At 0716 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was three points lower at 4,923. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... to keep the rate on hold. The local market received a mixed lead from Wall Street, with modest gains for major indices as oil traded to a 30-month high of $US108 a barrel and rising commodity prices pushed materials stocks 0.7 per cent higher. "We're ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... cent, to 4,984.7 points. NEW YORK - A light trading day on Wall Street closed with slight gains for major stock indices. With oil prices reaching a 30-month high of $US108 a barrel, some investors are waiting for Alcoa Inc to report its first quarter ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... particularly that of food and energy - commodities the region is rich in and constitutes a big chunk of their exports. Crude oil prices have appreciated by 34.5 per cent over the past 15 months while the price of foodstuffs had risen close to 30 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive set of leads from offshore, with Wall Street closing higher and oil prices settling firmer. But metals prices ended weaker. At 0733 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Funds price ratings downgrades

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Ratings agency outlook on Qantas debt has been downgraded from 'stable' to 'negative' on the back of oil price rises, but fund managers who lead the market had already factored in the change, a portfolio manager said yesterday. Moody's Investor Services ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... inflation percolated all around the world due to escalating commodity prices, in particular the spike in the prices of food and oil. This will prompt calls for central banks to end quantitative easing and/or tighten monetary policy. Chinese authorities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices closing mixed after Europe was lower and Asia generally higher. Metals and oil were higher, too. At 0755 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was two points higher at 4,867. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... over the last two weeks. Mr Saffer said the statement quashed recent speculation that BHP Billiton would make a tilt for the oil major. Oil Search slipped six cents to $7.09, while Santos fell 12 cents to $15.46. Market heavyweight BHP Billiton jumped ...

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... at risk of glowing in the dark as radiation continues to leak from its nuclear power stations. Not only that, the price of oil remains high - a negative for a country that imports all - yes, all - of its crude requirement. Yet the Nikkei-225 index is ...