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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... euro struck a two-month low point of $1.2995 around 0635 GMT. It later stood at $1.3071, which compared with $1.3078 on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell as Spain's debt troubles added to already downbeat sentiment caused by weak Chinese growth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... futures contract was 26 points lower at 4,305 with 14,567 contracts traded. Markets in the United States were lower on Friday in the wake of renewed concerns about Spain's wobbling finances and higher borrowing costs. The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... to be held for a shareholder vote on the Whitehaven Coal and Aston Resources merger. The local market closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gaining 42.7 points, or one per cent, to 4,323.3 points, and the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... remain low until the middle of 2014," he said. However, the Australian dollar appeared to have dropped from its position on Friday morning, following weak Chinese growth data released at midday. The Chinese government reported growth of 8.1 percent in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Street posted large gains on a surge in lending in China and a rise in eurozone industrial production. At 0802 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,322. No economic news is scheduled on Friday. In equities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... Street got its first chance to react to the government's labour data, released when the US markets were closed for Good Friday. The government reported the economy created a meagre 120,000 jobs in March, well below analyst forecasts of 200,000. Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... Street got its first chance to react to the government's labour data, released when the US markets were closed for Good Friday. The government reported the economy created a meagre 120,000 jobs in March, well below analyst forecasts of 200,000. The Dow ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... lower than the plus 20 posted when Greece was in the midst of negotiating its bailout in early March. Having said that Friday night's US non-farm payrolls report for March would set the near-term direction for equity markets. But I'm still buying what ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... 10.43 points (0.74 per cent) to 1,418.90, while the tech-rich Nasdaq climbed 28.13 points (0.91 per cent) to 3,119.70. On Friday, stocks ended the first quarter with record point-gains in the period for the S&P 500 and the Dow blue chips. The Dow rose ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... announce impairment charges that will impact on its net profit. The grocery wholesaler's shares entered a trading halt on Friday ahead of finalisation of the charges. Metcash shares were $4.30. Rail operator QR National has increased its ownership stake ...