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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
Australian stocks have extended their losses on heavy drops in commodity prices and overnight falls on Wall Street. Crude prices eased and iron ore fell to its lowest price since tracking began in 2008. The market opened with only modest losses, but ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Expectations of a Chinese interest rate cut have boosted the Australian share market, with the big miners making the strongest gains. Comments from People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan suggesting further monetary policy easing boosted Wall ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
Weaker oil and iron ore prices and plans for a bank deposit tax are contributing to heavy falls on the share market. Energy stocks are the the biggest losers after crude oil prices sunk, reversing several days of gains following the Saudi-led air assault ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... rocket under this market... who knows where it all ends and people are trying to ride it as long as they can," Mr Reynolds told AAP. Consumer discretionary stocks are the top performers, with retailer Harvey Norman nine cents, or 2.1 per cent, higher ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a fluctuating night on Wall Street where a rebound in tech stocks offset a transport industry, including airlines, slump. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The local share market is in negative territory with pain from the banks and mining giant BHP Billiton. "There's a big sell-off - particularly in the banks," IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said. He said heavy losses in US markets overnight was driving ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell sharply as a selloff in semiconductors, fed by a downgrade on suppliers, spread to the broader market. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... towards 6000 is probably going to be unlikely this week and maybe even next week as we head into Easter as well," he told AAP. There is some support for high dividend yield plays including the big banks and Telstra. Commonwealth Bank had lifted 49 cents ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell amid signs that US inflation is rising. At 0827 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,968. In local economic news on Wednesday, the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
The Australian market has started the session on a positive note, led by gains in the resources space. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the materials and energy sectors were the best performers. "That's unsurprising given we had a weaker ...