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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... points, or 0.3 per cent, to 4,746.1. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed overnight for the Memorial Day public holiday. On Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 38.82 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 12,441.58. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.41 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... June share price index futures contract was three points lower at 4687, with 5,515 contracts traded. The US market rose on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 38.82 points to 12,441.58, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.41 points ...

NZ bank credit ratings cut, outlook stable

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
New Zealand's major banks had their credit ratings cut by Moody's Investors Services on Friday as the rating's agency followed through on an earlier downgrade of their Australian parent institutions. ANZ National Bank, ASB Bank (subsidiary of Australia's ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... ball is that you get a 15.3 per cent return on your end-2010 investment instead of 19.3 per cent. If you bought at last Friday's S&P 500 close, you'll get an 8.9 per cent return on GS' forecast - and we're not counting dividends yet. Try and get that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian market may gain on Monday after US equity and most commodity markets rose on Friday. Trading may be subdued because of public holidays in the UK and US on Monday. At 0753 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... Billabong was a strong performer, up 23.5 cents, or 3.88 per cent, to $6.295. Merger and acquisition activity continued on Friday, with online gaming firm Centrebet to be acquired by London-listed Sportingbet for $183 million. Centrebet shares were up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open marginally higher on Friday after Wall Street continued a recovery, although it ended relatively flat. Both oil and metals were mixed overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0701 AEST, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... year. The yield moved back up to 3.13 per cent in afternoon trading, slightly below the 3.15 per cent it traded at late Friday. Bond yields fall when their prices rise. Now that the US corporate earnings season is over, global news has become the focus. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after a sharp sell off in the euro on Friday night (AEST) sparked by further Greek sovereign debt worries. At 0700 AEST on Monday, the it was trading at 106.42 US cents, down from 106.59 cents on Friday. Since ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... cents to $52.17, NAB had inched two cents lower to $27.38 and Westpac was 15 cents softer at $22.75. In other headlines on Friday, energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is expected to make a positive final investment decision for the world's first floating ...