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Fall on the Wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
"Australian shares could snap a five-week winning streak after US markets fell as Fed hopes faded and data from China and Europe pointed to a stalling global economy." This was the first sentence that caught my eye as I clicked on theage.com.au this ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... on Wall Street. At 0815 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was unchanged at 4,038. The US markets have fallen with traders shrugging off data showing US unemployment claims had fallen to their lowest level since March 2008. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened higher, driven by lower than expected falls on US markets overnight. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 4,135.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... When trading ended for the day in London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was essentially unchanged at 5,684.47 points. US markets were closed for the July 4 Independence Day public holiday. Prior to the close in a holiday-shortened trading session, shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Brun noted that the Federal Reserve had said that it stood ready to do more should economic conditions warrant it. "US markets are only four per cent off their 2012 highs at the moment, so that in itself tells you that conditions aren't quite right for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... upcoming EU Summit would come up with a solution to the euro zone's financial woes. "We clearly had a blockbuster lead, US markets had the best one-day gain of the year, but whether that's sustainable I still question," he said. "There seems to be a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... index was down 25.0 points, or 0.61 per cent, at 4,081.2. NEW YORK - Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked US markets lower on Friday. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank. The Dow was down 74.92 points (0.60 per cent) to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... points and in Paris the CAC 40 rose 0.32 per cent to 3,047.94 points. The flare-up in Europe's debt crisis also knocked US markets lower on Friday. The Dow was down 74.92 points (0.60 per cent) to 12,454.83. Locally, shares in BHP Billiton were 45 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... index was down 25.0 points, or 0.61 per cent, at 4,081.2.NEW YORK - Another flare-up in Europe's debt crisis knocked US markets lower on Friday. This time, it was more trouble at a major Spanish bank. The Dow was down 74.92 points (0.60 per cent) to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following big falls on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe. At 0751 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4,084. In economic news ...