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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
The Australian market looks set to begin the week with gains after a rise in commodity prices on Friday. World stock markets had a relatively flat end to last week, but oil and base metals prices rose, which could give a boost to Australia's major resources ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
US President Barack Obama's re-election has removed uncertainty about the direction of banking and healthcare policies posing a raft of opportunities for investors, according to Origin Asset Management's John Birkhold. Four more years of Obama has removed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The Australian market opened higher on fresh hopes that US political leaders may work together to avoid sending the economy off the fiscal cliff. At 1021 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 4,357.8 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street in its last trading session after political leaders signalled a determination to compromise to avoid sending the US economy over the fiscal cliff. At 0800 AEDT on Monday ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened flat with investors appearing cautious due to negative leads out of Europe and the US. At 1040 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,351.5, while the broader All ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a mixed performance on Wall Street and falls in Europe on news the 17-nation eurozone economy fell into recession in the third quarter as a result of the region's sovereign debt crisis. At 0633 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
The Australian market is more than three-quarters of a per cent lower after Wall Street plunged overnight. At 1023 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 36.7 points, or 0.84 per cent, at 4,351.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the US and Europe's leads as workers across indebted eurozone nations protest against their governments' deep austerity programs. At 0631 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Australian stocks look set to open lower following further falls on international markets overnight after European central banks held key interest rates at record low levels and debt-stricken Greece approved new austerity measures. At 0631 AEDT on Friday ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are more than one per cent lower as weakness in the finance and resources-linked sectors lead broad-based declines. At 1027 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.9 points, or 1.24 per cent, at 4,460.6 points ...