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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after European stocks close mixed and the US markets made modest gains following better-than-expected jobless claims and durable goods figures. At 0714 AEDT on Friday, the December share price ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... "Increases in market volatility amid ongoing uncertainty with the Eurozone crisis, the future of China's growth and US markets, have seen the valuation in defensive stocks creep up," he said. Russell Australian Value ETF is taking a more pro-cyclical ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... per cent, at 4,571.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 12.6 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 4,593.5. US markets have sunk with the Nasdaq pulled down more than two per cent by a tech stock rout led by Apple and Microsoft as a raft of disappointing ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... the market on Wednesday climbed to its highest closing level since July 2011 as investors took heart from stronger US markets and fresh hopes that debt-ridden Spain will ask for some sort of financial aid. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 36.7 points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... 4,491.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 8.4 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 4,513.9 points. NEW YORK - US markets registered their best gains so far this month on good earnings reports from Mattel, Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson, as ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... chain to a private equity firm for $20 million. Woolworths shares were 30 cents lower at $28.98 at 1045 AEST. In the US markets, stocks followed the negative lead of Asian and European markets amid increased tension over the eurozone debt crisis. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... to 4,409.2. A sharp fall by Facebook and weakness in Apple's shares despite the strong iPhone 5 launch helped pull US markets lower. But Google's push higher to a new record just above $US750 a share limited the damage. The Nasdaq Composite closed down ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting later in the week, with dealers hoping for plans to restart a bond-buying program. With US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday and few catalysts, regional investors took a wait-and-see approach with the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... said Australian shares opened flat after Wall Street was closed for a public holiday. "We, obviously, didn't have any US markets last night, the European markets were generally a little bit better and the commodities were a bit better as well," he said. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... Europe's central bank may unveil a bond-buying program this week, while investors digested poor manufacturing data. US markets were closed for a public holiday. At 0740 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points ...