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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks and commodity prices declined on Friday. Energy prices also tumbled, with investors worried that oil's recent gains are not sustainable amid lingering doubts about the economy. At ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... electronics retailer Best Buy Co and the increase in unemployment slowed. Resource and energy stocks may also gain on rising commodity prices including oil, gold and copper. At 0723 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said the market was following on from a volatile day of trade on Wall Street. Lower commodity prices were driving resources stocks, he said. "Gold was up a bit stronger but the rest of the commodities were fairly ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... the exchange, increased 69 cents, or 2.1 per cent, to $34.01, and Rio Tinto gained $2.26, or 4.5 per cent, to $52.79. "Commodity stocks in general will do well on the view that US economic recovery will be good for the global economy," Mr Halmarick said. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... down one point at 3,482 on a volume of 9,086 contracts. ABN AMRO Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said higher commodity prices were helping resources stocks, even lifting Rio Tinto "off the canvas" despite concerns about its controversial Chinalco ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... Burrell Stockbroking associate Peter Wright said investors were still wary about the economic outlook, but strength in commodity prices was buoying the market. "The volumes are underwhelming again," Mr Wright said. "But this will be six days in a row ...

Chinese medicine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... Chinese medicine is on the way. And almost like a mirror image of their dismal performance earlier in the week, equity and commodity markets - from New York to Rio and old London town - rallied. Markets blamed Buffett and AIG at the start of the week ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger with US and European markets rallying overnight and commodity and oil prices higher. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 72 points at 3,234. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) business indicators for the December quarter, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) index of commodity prices for January, and the Housing Industry Association's new home sales data for January. In company news, James Hardie ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... Woodside Petroleum had failed to inspire the market because macroeconomic indicators pointed to ongoing weakness in commodity prices, including oil. Australia's second largest oil and gas producer posted a 73 per cent jump in full year profit on stronger ...