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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Australian shares declined 0.9 per cent at noon after recession fears pushed US stocks lower and investors shunned the banks on concerns they are having to take on too much debt. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index slid 46.3 points to 5134.1 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was weaker at noon following inflation concerns in the United States and Rio Tinto's rejection of BHP's takeover offer. At 1207 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 53.2 points, or one per cent, at 5556.2, while the broader ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
The Australian share market remained firmly in positive territory at noon, boosted by financial stocks, in light trading as cautious investor stayed on the sidelines. At 1217 AEDT the S&P/ASX200 index was up 120.5 points, or 2.23 per cent, to 5,532.8 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... in financial shares. Shares of credit card company American Express and of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the largest US securities firm, led financials lower. Home builders were another casualty, with the Dow Jones home construction index sliding nearly three ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, following a weak lead over the weekend from Wall Street, which marked the 20th anniversary of Black Monday with a widespread sell-off. The US market was also depressed by warnings from a major ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
The Australian sharemarket continued in the red at noon following a poor performance on Wall Street as US stocks were hammered by record high oil prices and a weak earnings report from Citigroup. At 1215 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had shed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
The Australian share market had given up this morning's gains to be only marginally ahead at noon after AGL Energy tumbled on a profit warning and Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd announced it had delayed a demerger over its tax implications. Earlier ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
The Australian sharemarket soared to new intraday highs today, buoyed by strong resource stocks and a solid lead from the US equity markets which rallied to new records overnight. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 45 points to 6722.8 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket remained on positive ground at noon after US indices finished higher and local banking stocks and big miners lifted. By 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 58 points to 6539.4 and the All Ordinaries firmed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket was mixed at noon after opening lower this morning. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 37.4 points to 6026.8 and the All Ordinaries gained 37.5 points to 6016.1. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...