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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
The Australian share market at noon on Friday was higher, led by the resources and materials sector, following a decision by the US central bank to keep interest rates low for longer. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 29.4 points ...

Default super inquiry receives positive response

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... default super funds has been broadly welcomed within the industry. Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten revealed on Friday that the Productivity Commission inquiry would start early next month and take up to eight months. Its purpose is to develop ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... turnover was 622.56 million shares worth $1.17 billion, with 367 stocks down, 394 up and 339 unchanged. In New York on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 96.5 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 12,720.5 points.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the producer index for the December quarter. In Australia, the market on Friday ended on a strong note for a third successive week of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.8 points, or 0.6 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... which is a key driver, so I think we're going to see a strong performance from the financials resources." At 1033 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.2 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 4,243, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead. At 0756 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 28 points at 4,225. No major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... Monetary Fund (IMF) said it would raise new money to increase its financial firepower. Following a breakdown of talks last Friday, investors remain nervous about what may happen in discussions between Greece and the Institute of International Finance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... bond sale and gains in European stocks also lent support. However, the eurozone debt cloud continued to hang over trade as Friday's downgrade of nine countries, including France, was followed by a ratings cut for the bailout fund set up to help under-pressure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... overnight, despite news that the EU's second-largest economy was stripped of its top credit rating by Standard & Poor's on Friday. News that Fortescue Metals, Australia's third largest iron ore producer, reported it shipped a record 14.77 million tonnes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... posted in London, however, by US-based cruise ship operator Carnival, the owner of a luxury liner that ran aground late on Friday off the Italian coast with the loss of at least six lives. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top shares closed with a ...