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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... retail sales figures at 1130 (AEST)," he said. He said the market was also a bit subdued due to the lack of a lead from US markets, due to the Labour Day public holiday. Mr Spooner said the Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly interest rate decision at ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... the sector is expanding. Mr Daghlian said while the market was around one per cent higher, volumes were light due to US markets being closed tonight due to a public holiday. He said looming prospect of a US strike on Syria was also weighing on sentiment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... as fears of an imminent strike against Syria receded. An upgrade to US second-quarter economic growth, also helped US markets. It came in at an annual rate of 2.5 per cent, faster than the original estimate of 1.7 per cent. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... on Wall Street despite a three-hour shutdown of the Nasdaq market that disrupted trade on other exchanges as well. US markets' rise followed news that eurozone business activity picked up sharply in August, hitting a 26-month high point as the economy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... a row - its worst performance since June. He said local stocks were taking their lead from weakness in European and US markets. "Last night, we had losses across the board so no big surprise that we have had a bit of a weak start to the session," he ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US markets closed at record highs in their previous trading session. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5077. In economic news on Monday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... of heavy losses being following by a day of substantial gains that has marked the first week of the financial year. US markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday overnight, and local investors have followed market gains in Europe, where the ...

Study finds dark pools damage market quality

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... CMCRC chief executive Professor Mike Aitken, said the study confirmed what many already suspected about the state of US markets. "The extent of fragmentation in the U.S. outstrips anything we see elsewhere, although Europe isn't that far behind," he ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... Thursday of a potential softening of the US Federal Reserve's aggressive stimulus program amid fears of a correction in US markets. Tokyo stocks tumbled 5.15 per cent, or 737.43 points to 13,589.03 as jittery investors dumped shares following a sharp ...

netwealth's advice group moves advice ops

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... funds. However the Plus model had recently added 10 international exchanges. "So clients can trade directly in the US markets, LSE, Hong Kong, Malaysia etcetera... No longer is the Australian market what their restricted to," he said. As a response to ...