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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... said. He said the market was now looking towards the rebuilding in Japan. In the resources sector on the local bourse on Thursday, major miner BHP Billiton rose 42 cents to $44.62, and Rio Tinto added 77 cents to $81.45. Woodside shares were 58 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... June share price index contract was up 19 points at 4,689 points, on volume of 4,465 contracts. In economics news on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was scheduled to publish its half-annual Financial Stability Review. RBA assistant governor ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... in the yen after the Japanese earthquake. At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 98.84 US cents, up from Thursday's local close of 98.29 US cents. Since 0700 AEDT, it traded between a low of 97.79 US cents and a high of 99.17 US cents, according ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... 18 points at 4,575. There is no economic data due for release or any equities-related events scheduled for Friday. On Thursday, the Australian share market ended flat, having recovered from early losses, as instability caused by Japan's earthquake and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The Australian market is set for heavy falls when it opens on Thursday with world markets again diving due to fears of a nuclear crisis in Japan. On the ASX 24 at 0733 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4,491, indicating ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... finished the week lower. The Dow fell one per cent, while the broader S&P index lost 1.3 per cent. Stocks fell sharply Thursday on weak economic news from China, the US and Spain combined with a slump in oil company shares. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... the access to finance of small and medium business. There are no major equities news events scheduled for Friday. On Thursday, Australian stocks closed weaker as falling commodity prices and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East prompted a broad-market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... Since 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar has moved between a high of 101.16 US cents and and a low of 100.65 US cents. On Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported the nation's jobless rate remained at five per cent in February, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... ASX 24 at 0837 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points higher at 4,776. In economics news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens delivered a speech in London overnight to a luncheon of Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... on higher petrol prices and concerns about tax issues. Mr Gibbs said the local unit reacted negatively to the news. On Thursday, the ABS is due to release labour force figures for February. "That will be important for the direction and that's part of ...