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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... prime driver behind the period's GDP shrinkage. But for all the "feel good" rhetoric and commentaries, the Australian stock market was unable to hold onto its gains on the day the "as expected" GDP growth contraction was released. Not even after of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open marginally stronger on Tuesday, despite the absence of significant leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0640 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 14 points higher at 4,676. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market has opened weaker in directionless trade, on a lack of company news and public holidays in the UK and US. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.6 points lower at 4683.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian market may gain on Monday after US equity and most commodity markets rose on Friday. Trading may be subdued because of public holidays in the UK and US on Monday. At 0753 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

London hedge fund banking on Twitter

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... demonstrated how the social networking site could be used to predict market sentiment. The paper, 'Twitter mood predicts the stock market', claims an 87 per cent accuracy rate at predicting stock market movements. According to a recent Sensis survey ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market bounced back from early losses to be higher at noon, with stocks in the materials and retail sectors leading the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.9 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 4,677.1, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett, and Shell Australia chairwoman Ann Pickard. On Thursday, the Australian stock market posted gains of 1.6 per cent to end a four-day losing streak, led higher by gold, energy and materials after a bounce on commodity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market opened firmer on Thursday, after Wall Street ended a three-day losing streak to close moderately higher. At 1010 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 41.5 points higher at 4,626.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday after Wall Street ended a three-day losing streak to close moderately higher. Oil and metals rose in overnight trade, too. On the ASX 24 at 0700 AEST, the June share price index futures contract ...

Investors splash into water rights

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... returns for such an investment are not correlated to other traditional forms of investment such as property or the stock market, but driven by climatic conditions. "From that perspective putting some of this exposure into your portfolio obviously changes ...