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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was down at noon, continuing to be pounded by eurozone instability, with mining, energy and financial stocks suffering losses. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.7 points, or 1.75 per cent, at 4,318.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, after a negative finish on Wall Street during the offshore session. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 70 points lower at 4,346 points, with 5,511 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by mining and financial stocks. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,344.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 37.6 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive lead from offshore markets during weekend trading, after Wall Street finished firmer and the benchmark copper futures contract closed higher. Gold, silver and oil prices were weaker, however. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market continued its slide at noon with fears from Europe hitting financial and resource stocks. By 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 92.2 points, or 2.14 per cent, at 4,224.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
The Australian share market is set for a significant fall when it opens on Friday after Wall Street and European markets lost up to 3.6 per cent in value due to continuing debt concerns and weak US jobs data. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was down at noon, reversing earlier gains made with increasing global volatility undermining market confidence. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 16.4 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,370.7 points, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... driving stock trading for weeks. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, widely considered one of the best measures of how the stock market is doing, neared a 10 per cent drop from the 2010 trading high it reached last month. The latest worries come from Germany ...

US wants pause button in volatile markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... technological or system issues associated with the trading that occurred between 2pm and 3pm New York time. "The NASDAQ Stock Market operated continuously and its close process ran successfully," said the release.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was continuing to fall at noon amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding European markets and the proposed Australian resources rent tax. By 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 66.4 points, by 1.49 per cent, at ...