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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
The Director General of the 140 member World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy, has moved the deadline for several key countries to accede to opening up their agricultural markets more to March of next year following frictions at the Cairns round of 18 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
The Australian share market opened strongly this morning despite a flat overnight lead from the US market. At 1015 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 25.6 points higher at 5,098.4 while the all ordinaries rose 24.6 points to 5,053.3. On the Sydney ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive lead from Wall Street after the seventh straight day of lower oil prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 39 points to 5005 at 0722 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
The Australian share market remained weaker to noon today as the overnight drop in metal and oil prices continued to hamper the commodities sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 56 points lower at 4,970 while the all ordinaries fell 58.7 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a flat lead from Wall Street and sharply lower commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down 25 points to 5011 at 0742 AEST. Today ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
The Australian stockmarket has edged even lower in morning trading, as a struggling resources sector outweighs any benefits of a higher Wall St close on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 30 points lower at 5068.3, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
The Australian stock market was slightly stronger at noon with the resource stocks gaining ground on the back of stronger metal prices overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 5.2 points higher at 5155.8 points while the all ordinaries picked ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive US lead and a surge in base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up eight points at 5,160. Today, Rio Tinto gives a media conference ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Signs of a possible slowing in business investment were revealed yesterday when the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher as stronger commodity prices buck a weak lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up seven points at 5,111. Today, insurer Suncorp Metway ...