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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... analyst Steven Daghlian said the ASX had followed the US lead, while a slide in commodity prices had weighed on resources stocks. Copper prices overnight slumped more than 5% to their lowest level since 2009. Daghlian said the market was on track for ...

Platinum backs US internet stocks and Asian infrastructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... in China and India. In a quarterly update to shareholders the billionaire investor said he was surprised that internet stocks like Oracle, Cisco and Intel had become neglected by the wider market. "Each has its own threats regarding substitution but ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... following a fall of almost one per cent on Wall Street on Friday and even larger falls on European markets. Mining and energy stocks were the weakest performers on the local market as commodity prices dropped on Friday, CommSec market analyst Stephen ...

Santa's bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
... these is the US Federal Reserve's continued withdrawal of policy stimulation. The big dump of biotechs and social media stocks; Putin and Crimea and Ukraine (which by the by, made us worry about RISING oil prices); Israel/Palestine war, ISIS and QE end. ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Rainmaker data shows. A market more at the whims of central bankers than company fundamentals has made things tough for stocks-pickers in recent years, and now the numbers are coming through to prove it. Data from S&P Dow Jones Indices shows that the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite a surge on Wall Street where stocks rebounded from a sell-off in energy shares after positive retail and unemployment data came out. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is lower, pulled back by the big miners and oil stocks. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said energy stocks were under real pressure as crude oil prices sank to a fresh five-year low on worries about a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... 5,259 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 21.2 points, or 0.40 per cent, at 5,237.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have tumbled more than 1.5 per cent as a pullback in petroleum stocks sparked a sell-off in the broader market. The Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street down as global stocks fall on concern over growth in China and potential political fallout in Greece. At 0857 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... Wall Street has dragged the local share market lower. The market was down around one per cent at noon, with mining and oil stocks the worst performers. Oil prices have slumped to fresh five year lows, while markets in the US and Europe lost ground. "There's ...