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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2005
... precious metal prices rallied strongly over the weekend and oil prices also made gains, suggesting the domestic resource sector is set for another strong surge. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was one point firmer ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2004
... little direction for the local bourse. Weaker base metal prices to end last week could also weigh on the domestic resource sector. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was four points weaker at 3919 on a volume ...

Resources ready to power the ASX 200 in 04/05

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2004
... expected to grow by 13.4% for the year to August 2005 and 12.2% for the following year. UBS on Monday said the resource sector had another three to four months of outperformance in the current cycle based on the premise that the big reflationary cycles ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2004
... the US market flows through to the local bourse. However, weaker commodity prices could have an impact on the resource sector, limiting the upside. By 0712 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange today, the September share price index, a key indicator of ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market up buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street

... overnight. Heavyweight media stock News Corp, the major banks and Telstra all pushed higher, offsetting falls in the resource sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 19.7 points higher at 3209.1 by 1218 AEDT and the all ordinaries gained 19.5 points ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market lower at noon

... the underlying index - on a volume of 6764 contracts. Stronger banks offset a decline in media stocks while the resource sector was mixed. "All in all it seems to be a bit of a case of some fairly lukewarm trading on the market today," Macquarie Equities ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon after large US investment banks sold the local currency. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7108/16 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7133/41. "It's been up to $US0.7120 and it's been down ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar puts pressure on local stocks

... to noon as the rising Australian dollar continues to put pressure on local stocks with offshore earnings. The resource sector and heavyweights such as News Corp continued to show their vulnerability to the strong local currency, all falling significantly ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

... $30.49, CBA added 21 cents to $27.85 and Westpac rose four cents to $16.13. ANZ dipped 10 cents to $17.49. In the resource sector, BHP Billiton rose 22 cents to $11.70, Rio Tinto leapt 53 cents to $35.98 and Woodside Petroleum gained 20 cents to $13.42 ...

Midday Market Report: Resource sector boosted by metal prices; bonds open weaker

The Australian share market moved ahead at noon today as strong metal prices overnight boosted the resources sector. News Corp helped drive the bourse after the tech-laden Nasdaq closed at its highest level in 19 months. AMP was another strong performer ...