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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
The Australian market is expected to open higher on a positive US lead and stronger commodity prices. The June share price index was up 29 points at 6300. Today, building materials company James Hardie Ltd releases its full year results and wheat grower ...

Use super for national interests: Weaven

... environmental infrastructure. But these projects need one or more political champions and that is the really scarce commodity, he said. "What I want to establish clearly on the record is that any failure to link our superannuation system to our national ...

Praemium integrates market data streaming

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... streaming into their portfolio and reporting system rather than the other way around because market data itself is "just a commodity". To be useful, Naoumidis said market data it has be combined with high value functionality like realised and unrealised ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... on the Australian stock exchange. Australian stocks slumped on Friday, after resources stifled the market amid weaker commodity prices. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday giving the Dow and the S&P 500 seven straight weeks of gains and pushing the Dow ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
A record close on Wall St and stronger commodity prices failed to lift the Australian sharemarket into positive territory by midday, despite a strong start to the day. The local bourse started the day in positive territory, but was driven back by falls ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
Lower commodity prices drove the Australian sharemarket lower at midday, with the big miners losing ground. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37 points at 6308.1, while the all ordinaries lost 35.2 points to 6311.5. On the Sydney ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
... achieved on the back of strong retail performances. The bourse was dragged down by a weaker Wall Street and falling commodity prices, with the big miners taking early hits following two days of takeover speculation. At 1017 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
The Australian share market was taking a break at midday following a flat Wall Street lead and mixed commodity prices. Analysts said the bourse was having a "yawn" after last night's federal budget, which economists believe was relatively interest rate-friendly. ...

A fist full of dollars

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... level of $246.8 billion with capital gains tax being no small contributor. An overall stronger economy and also higher commodity prices have enabled the government to maintain a firm structural budget position. However, personal tax cuts to low-income ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower this morning after a drop overnight in global markets and commodity prices. At 0819 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 20 points lower at 6304. After last ...