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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
The Australian sharemarket at noon on Monday was higher as a positive lead from US markets and merger and acquisition activity buoyed investors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 32.7 points, or 0.67 per cent, at 4,894.5 points, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... share price index futures contract was 33 points higher at 4,907 points, with 4,761 contracts traded. In economics news on Monday, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for March was due for release. The ANZ job advertisements series ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... Nasdaq composite rose 18, or 0.6 per cent, to 2,748. Evidence of higher gas prices hitting household spending showed up Monday in February's report from the Commerce Department. Consumer spending rose, but most of the increase was used to cover rising ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... 14,537 contracts traded. Martin Lakos, director at Macquarie Private Wealth, said trading was lacklustre on Tuesday, with Monday's low volumes continuing as traders and investors look for the next catalyst to ignite a rally. "The markets are looking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Australian Competition and Consumer Comission continues its bid to prevent Metcash Ltd's $215 million takeover of Franklins. On Monday, the Australian stock market closed in the red amid concerns about Japan's nuclear problems and increasing tensions ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... probably be no rhyme or reason for local market sentiment until it could follow leads from Japan's Nikkei index later on Monday. "We have opened quite a bit lower, you can't really tell whats going on," he told AAP. "All sectors are down. "Japan is probably ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... index contract was down nine points at 4764 points, on volume of 3,624 contracts. There is no economics news scheduled on Monday. In companies news, Nufarm Ltd is due to release its first half results in Melbourne and Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd is due ...

Super exec pay on the table

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... the annual Fund Executive and Staff Remuneration Survey, to be released in early April, at the CMSF, which begins next Monday at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. McGuirk will preside over an exclusive, invitation-only round table at the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... while in Frankfurt the DAX closed down 35.15 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 6,780.97 points. European equities had risen on Monday, supported by UN-backed military action in Libya, easing nuclear fears in Japan plus merger and acquisition (M&A) activity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... pumped more cash into the currency market. At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 100.42 US cents, up from Monday's local close of 100.20 US cents. Since 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, it has traded between a low of 100.38 US cents and a high of 100.70 ...