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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
... LONDON - Britain's leading share index ended little changed as investors awaited a key interest rate decision in the United States, but ongoing bid talk supported stocks such as ICI. The FTSE 100 closed down 3.4 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 6,156.4. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on a positive lead from United States markets. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0917 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 19 points at 5,485. On the economic front today, the Australian ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher, after a modest rise on United States markets on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0736 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 25 points at 5,444. Today, Babcock and Brown Power ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... wage rates of jackaroos and farm staff and that the government should consider this in its policy development. The United States and Japan have offered to cut farm subsidies in a bid to reinvigorate global trade talks which have lost momentum recently. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
... as positive corporate results and a bounce in oil and gas producers was offset by sluggish economic data from the United States. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,186.6 points, down 7.6 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index fell 6.35 points to 6,387.38. PARIS - The ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... activity helped lift it from a weak start. In early trading, the market was lower on the back of a soft lead from United States markets and falling commodity prices, but picked up as billion-dollar-plus takeover offers were made for Hardman Resources ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 fell sharply weighed by miners on the back of mixed economic data from Germany and the United States. The FTSE 100 declined 58.4 points to 5,831.8. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5873.46 points, down 52.87. PARIS - The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... meeting in the Netherlands later this month. Australian stocks ended higher yesterday, echoing a lead set in the United States last week, with banks heading the charge upwards. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 36.4 points to 5,072.8 while the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
... stockmarket was lower at midday, continuing to follow a Wall St lead on the back of interest rate jitters in the United States. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 31.3 points lower at 5077.4 while the all ordinaries dropped 30.8 points to 5045. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
... yesterday, led by the big miners, but the volume of trading was low since there was no lead from closed markets in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 21.4 points to 5150.6, while the all ordinaries rose 20.2 points to 5111.7. NEW YORK ...