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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... negative territory yesterday after the bourse suffered its third 100-point fall this calendar year on the back of weak commodity prices and a poor lead from Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed 123.1 points down at 5741.9 while the all ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
Australian stocks have taken a major dive on the back of weaker commodity prices and a poor lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 103.7 points or 1.77 per cent to 5761.3 while the all ordinaries lost 101.3 points or ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
... been a fairly quiet open," Mr Whiting said. "We only had a modest lead from the US overnight and, despite some stronger commodity prices, we haven't really seen resource shares kick on with any big gains today." At 1202 AEDT the world's biggest miner ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... experience some volatility. "We've got a strong start on the back of a firmer Wall St, stronger gold prices, and stronger commodity prices," Mr Russell said. "The market was off yesterday, but we expect that today it will remain in positive territory ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... LONDON - Britain's leading share index climbed 1.16 per cent, further recovering from last week's global sell-off, as commodity stocks were boosted by firmer metal and oil prices, and as banks gained. The FTSE 100 closed 71.2 points higher at 6,227.7 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... - Britain's top share index bounced back from the global equity sell-off to end up 1.3 per cent, helped by banks and commodity stocks that were lifted by rising raw material prices. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,138.5 points, up 79.8 or 1.32 per cent. FRANKFURT ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
... of 5,861 contracts. It comes after the morning's weaker opening that followed on from a negative US lead and rising commodity prices. Austock brokers senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said the market today could not keep up the pace ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
... happen. Private borrowing figures due out on Wednesday of this week are expected to show a slowing in this aggregate. Commodity prices have increased this week as confidence about world manufacturing production capacity improves. Copper prices achieved ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat on a negative US lead and rising commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0711 AEDT, the March share price index contract was unchanged at 6017. On the corporate front today, explosives ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... points, or 0.07 per cent, at 2,516.58. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index ended 0.37 per cent higher, helped by commodity shares but paring gains towards the close after US stocks slipped on inflation worries and concerns over Iran's nuclear programme. ...