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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... was down 1.4 per cent at $US1,783.58 an ounce, and spot palladium was up 0.9 per cent at $US721.88 an ounce. BASE METALS Copper closed higher, lifted by bullish hopes a funding plan to help European banks would restore confidence in the global economy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... weekend," said James Steel, metals analyst at HSBC in New York. "Everyone's cautious after this wild week." BASE METALS Copper capped its worst weekly performance in more than a month with a more than three per cent plunge on Friday, as worries about ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... would act to further support the US economy. Also, futures contract prices for major commodities such as oil, gold and copper settled firmer. The big retail banks were lower. ANZ had slipped 11 cents to $20.07, CBA was down 35 cents at $47.58, NAB has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... trade. "I wouldn't be surprised to see a consolidation day for the Australian dollar," he said. The prices of oil, gold and copper all rose overnight, lending support to the Australian dollar. Mr Hollows said there was little economic news of significance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Stuart Ive said the Australian dollar had outperformed overnight as equity markets and commodities, including oil, gold and copper, all tracked higher. "There is a little bit of stability coming into the market to a certain degree," Mr Ive said. Wall ...

China demand for Australian resources to fall: JP Morgan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... wrote. About 22% of Australia's exports went to China last year, Ulrich said, with iron ore the biggest followed by coal, copper and natural gas. Ulrich said 75% of China's power is generated by coal. The Asian giant uses that energy to power the manufacturing ...

LICs benefit from FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... charges fees of about 1.25% per year. Its top 20 holdings include Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, gold play Anglo American, copper-gold giant Freeport McMoRan that mines West Papua alongside Australian pillars Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Robinson acknowledged ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... ceiling continued to feed market uncertainty. But mining stocks may gain after some metals, including gold, silver and copper, rose. At 0746 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,374 points. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... S&P500 climbed 0.09 per cent and the NASDAQ advanced 0.86 per cent. Meanwhile, US futures contract prices for oil, gold and copper, among other commodities, settled firmer. Mr Smith said it was a "brilliant buying opportunity here in Australia right ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... Industrial Average and S&P500 closed lower, but the NASDAQ managed a small gain. Major commodities such as oil, gold and copper settled higher. Making news on Wednesday, Telstra was up one cent at $2.95 after the telco announced a series of new executive ...