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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after US stocks rallied on the back of fading fear about a clash between Russia and Ukraine forces. At 0656 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 5,554. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings announcements. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... tensions lifted investor confidence. Tokyo gained 0.20 per cent, or 30.79 points, to 15,161.31, extending its recovery from sharp falls last week fuelled by Washington's announcement that it had authorised air strikes in Iraq. Sydney jumped 1.34 per ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... into Friday's trade, US stocks had been lower for the week as investors digested a worsening in tensions over Ukraine and a sharp increase in violence in Iraq that prompted the first US air strikes since 2011. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets fell ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after international bourses extended their declines with investors still concerned over conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and Argentina's debt default. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... was lower at $1.3355 compared with $1.3375 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks have dropped, following a sharp fall on Wall Street over fears of a market correction and concerns the conflict in Ukraine could escalate. Analysts cited ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower following negative leads from Wall Street and fears the conflict in Ukraine is set to worsen. US stocks fell sharply overnight with investors also selling shares amid fears of a Wall Street correction. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following the lead of Wall Street which fell amid anxiety about a correction and worries that the conflict in Ukraine could worsen. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
... things are ticking along just fine," he said. The market's slow start comes despite US stocks regaining some of last week's sharp losses with the Dow Jones finishing 0.46 per cent higher overnight. Local resource stocks were mainly higher on Tuesday ...

US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... what reports call "a confluence of negative events", Wall Street's down only less than 3% for all of last week. Thursday's sharp 2.0% and Friday's minus 0.3% follow up send the S&P 500 index down 2.7% for the week but it remains up for 4.2% for the year. ...