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Sentiment stirs bad mood

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
OMG! We're in big trouble now - very...big...trouble. Didn't I tell you Virginia? Financial markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear? The Dow dropped by more than 100 points -- it's about one per cent in percentage terms but ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market was flat at noon on thin trading, with little to guide the market other than a weak US lead on Friday and mostly softer base metals prices. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.2 points, or 0.03 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was marginally in the black at noon after a positive US lead, and amid expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise official interests rates for the third consecutive month. The RBA will announced its decision ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... Tuesday, the Australian share market closed firmly in the black after strong gains across the board on the back of a buoyant US lead and higher commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 75.7 points, or 1.62 per cent, at 4753.1, while the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... index contract was 88 points higher at 4776 on a volume of 15,177 contracts. "We're certainly following the very strong US lead with the Dow and commodity prices trading higher," Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said. "The banks are doing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... index contract was 98 points lower at 4423, on a volume of 23,082 contracts. "It's predominately fallen on the back of the US lead," IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said. "Energies are the worse performers... following the fall in oil overnight. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... market closed in the red on thin trading volumes after the release of largely disappointing earnings results and a mixed US lead. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.3 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 4405.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... scheduled to release first half results. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed in negative territory following a weak US lead, despite clawing back some early losses in the banking and mining sectors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index settled down ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
The Australian share market was weaker at noon on lower commodity prices and a mixed US lead, ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision on interest rates later on Tuesday. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ten points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was firmly in the black at noon on the back of a strong US lead. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 59.7 points, or 1.54 per cent, at 3,946.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had advanced 56.9 ...