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Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Despite the doom and gloom coming from the mouths of former Fed Chief Alan Greenspan and Federal Reserve officials, Wall Street's record-breaking performance overnight jettisoned the Australian share market into uncharted territory at today's open. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket was deep in the red at noon with the financials taking a beating amid renewed debt market concerns. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 75.4 points to 6196 and the All Ordinaries had dropped 73 points to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
The Australian share market was again a sea of red this morning after US equities ended in turmoil on Friday amid falling credit markets and concerns over US jobs numbers. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index has shed 96.8 points to 5924.2 while ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian bond market fell overnight as US equities staged a comeback amid growing confidence the economy can weather a rise in delinquent mortgages made to risky borrowers. At 0900 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... zinc have been the major drivers of this change and now the export index is up 13.3 per cent over the year. The US equity market breathed a sigh of relief with the release overnight of US data on housing starts which have shown a 5.9 per cent reversal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - The Australian share market is expected to open weaker again, as a poor performance on global equities markets hits the local bourse for the second straight session. While the Australian market is unlikely to repeat yesterday's fall, another ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open weaker this morning as oil prices surged to fresh record highs overnight, weighing on US equity markets and suggesting further weakness on the local bourse. However, energy stocks are expected to benefit ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open sharply weaker as a sell off in BHP Billiton shares in the UK overnight, coupled with weakness in US equity markets, paints a bleak early picture for the domestic bourse. However, with oil prices hitting ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a rebound in US equity markets should provide the base for further local gains today. The December share price index - a key measure of trading for the day ahead - was 14 points firmer at 3720 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor performance on US equity markets as well as benign base metal and oil prices are likely to weigh on the local bourse. That being said, there are plenty of individual company stocks to ...