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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
... S&P/ASX200 index closed down 12.7 points on Friday to 4983.2, while the all ordinaries fell 11.0 points to 4948.4. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower on Friday as investors worried about a sharper-than-expected slowing in the economy, prompting a sell-off ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 2.6 points to 4,995.9 and the all ordinaries gave back 3.1 points to 4,959.4. NEW YORK - US stocks fell after a report on regional factory activity prompted worries about a slowdown in the US economy and corporate profits. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... S&P/ASX200 index closed down 58.3 points at 4,998.5, while the all ordinaries lost 53.2 points to 4,962.5. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied as strong earnings reports and the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
... record annual net profit of $785 million. Coles Myer today shed 12 cents to $14.25. Australia's losses followed a fall in US stocks on Tuesday, as Internet stocks dropped and the Thai army seized power in the country's first coup in 15 years, rattling ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open softer today as US stocks weakened and a military coup in Thailand shook world financial markets. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0739 AEST, the September share price index contract fell 27 points to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... trading. Mining giant Rio Tinto was up 57 cents to $65.57, while rival BHP was also up, gaining 26 cents to $25.48. US stocks finished barely changed as investors remained reluctant to take big positions before inflation data and the Federal Reserve's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... S&P/ASX200 index closed up 36.4 points to 5,072.8 while the all ordinaries gained 31.5 points to 5,028.7. NEW YORK - US stocks finished barely changed as investors remained reluctant to take big positions before inflation data and the Federal Reserve's ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 34 points lower at 5,036.4 while the all ordinaries fell 31.8 points to 4,997.2. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing near 2006 highs, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve wouldn't ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... performance from the US and Japan markets has also given the local market some guidance, and things are looking pretty good." US stocks rose for a fourth day overnight, sending major indexes to their highest level since May, as battered energy shares ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
... benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 42.8 points to 5017.2, while the all ordinaries climbed 39.8 points at 4978.6. NEW YORK - US stocks rose for a fourth day overnight, sending major indexes to their highest level since May, as battered energy shares such ...