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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... over the weekend and news of a eurozone deal to boost the bloc's firewall against future financial crises. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 28 points at 4,373. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Australian stocks opened flat on Friday, following a mixed lead from Wall Street. At 1030 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.7 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,311.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 2.5 points, or 0.06 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... Australian market looks set to open flat after falls on European markets but a mixed lead from Wall Street. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down two points at 4,338. In economic news on Friday, the Housing Industry ...

Shorten demands clarity of stance on SG rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... deferred wage increases negotiated in enterprise bargaining agreements, however Tony Abbott weighed into the argument on Friday, saying small businesses would be the worst affected. "This is a $20 billion a year hit on business. Labor has been misleading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... analyst Ben Le Brun said there was little driving the local market on Monday, with a mildly positive lead from Wall Street's Friday session outweighed by other factors. While favouring resources stocks, the rise in the Australian dollar had caused a ...

No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... question, "will they, won't they," about Greece's second bailout became the stuff of headlines. And speaking of headlines, last Friday's headlines were all about Wall Street rising because energy stocks gained, because oil prices jumped, because Reuters ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... international markets overnight after unexpectedly weak euro zone economic data and disappointing Chinese figures. At 1027 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 34.4 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 4,239.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index would stay above 4,300 points. "We did see a little bit of an improvement in risk appetite on Friday," Mr Shamu said. "With the US dollar retreating a little bit, commodities have managed to edge a bit higher. "We have seen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... Suisse 15th Asian Investment Conference 2012, in Hong Kong. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed flat, having recouped losses earlier in the day. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.6 points, or 0.04 per ...

Not the biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 18 MAR 2012