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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market may open slightly lower and trading may be subdued as traders have little direction following public holidays in the US and China. At 0740 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was four ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market was flat at noon on thin trading, with little to guide the market other than a weak US lead on Friday and mostly softer base metals prices. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.2 points, or 0.03 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after equity and commodity markets declined on Friday on reports that China would take further steps to keep its economy from growing too fast. At 0654 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and metals and energy prices mixed. At 0823 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 14 points ...

Planners sidelined for self-investing strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... compared to just 29 per cent of Gen Xers and 13 per cent of the Baby Boomer generation. Familiarity with the local stock market lies in the two latter demographics preferring to put their money in local investments, said Shields. However, it was important ...

Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... high plateau." Mr. Fischer pronounced these words on 21 October 1929. A week and a day later -- on 29 October - the stock market crash in what is going to be known in history as the Great Crash of 1929 and a precursor to the Great Depression. But back ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals prices higher. At 0650 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract ...

Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... But those looking for equity market direction should know that Prof Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini predicts that the stock market will be "flat" through the end of the year. Now there's bullish view if I ever saw one.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices closing slightly higher, and commodities and metals prices weaker. At 0725 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... Wednesday, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 44.4 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 4,673.2. NEW YORK - The stock market has retreated from a two-day rally after growth in the United States' services sector fell short of expectations. The Institute ...