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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... Ordinaries index was down 3.0 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 5,808.0, according to preliminary figures. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have surged after the Federal Reserve trimmed its US economic forecast and signalled a cautious approach to raising interest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
The Australian stock market is weaker after negative leads from overseas markets and pain in the energy sector. Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe fell overnight, oil prices plummeted to a fresh six-year low, putting pressure on energy stocks. "It's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... economic growth figures and low inflation could pave the way for further cash rate cuts. It meets again on April 7. Banking stocks were a particular area of strength, while all sectors of the market gained. Commonwealth Bank was up $1.12 at $92.91, Westpac ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, dragged down by energy and mining stocks following a sharp fall in oil prices and low iron ore prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.8 points, or 0.29 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... Shamu said. "And I think investors are being cautious in the lead up to that," he said. Mr Shamu said mining and energy stocks were among the weakest on Monday. Woodside Petroleum was down 71 cents, or two per cent, to $34.04 following another slide ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 28 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 5,788.0 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have ended lower on renewed anxiety over falling oil prices and the rising US dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... cent, at 5,850.2. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 52.7 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 5,816.0. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, surging after big US banks cleared Federal Reserve stress tests and the dollar retreated ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... interest rate was helping the banks but weak commodities and oil prices are prompting investors to avoid mining and energy stocks. "I think this is all keeping people just a little bit cautious, and hence why there's no real moves in the market," he ...

Perennial to raise capital for Aussie equities LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Perennial's Wealth Defender investment strategy, based on a diversified portfolio of Australian companies, with an overweight to stocks outside the ASX top 20, as compared with the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. The company's independent board ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... heavy losses linked to US interest rate rise fears but still closed lower with commodity prices putting pressure on mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 5,793.2. The broader All Ordinaries index was down ...