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Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... vacancies figures are due out. In equities news, Atlas Iron holds its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed a touch higher as a rise in overseas markets reflected optimism about a bailout deal for debt-ridden Greece. The ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 20.80 points (0.99 per cent) at 2,121.24. Analysts attributed the rally largely to Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy announcement and pledge from Chair Janet Yellen that the US central bank will raise interest rates ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... funds rate in place. Locally on Thursday, the Reserve Bank releases its quarterly bulletin. In Australia, the market on Wednesday was higher as investors took advantage of cheaper stock prices, following a few weeks of falls for the local share market. ...

Bank stocks push share market higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... McCarthy said. "It looks like they'll be the leaders in the market again today." He tipped Woolworths shares to rise on Wednesday, after the supermarket giant announced that chief executive Grant O'Brien will step down after almost four years at the ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,574. US stocks were up 0.6 per cent, ending a two-day ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... rose 0.60 per cent to 11,332.78 points. In foreign exchange activity, the euro fell to $US1.1230 from $US1.1324 late on Wednesday in New York. In Brussels Thursday Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said differences remained with European Commission ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... for May, which is expected to show the unemployment rate holding steady at 6.2 per cent. In Australia, the market on Wednesday ended a six-day losing streak, buoyed by resources and banking stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 7.3 points, or 0.13 ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat following an anemic lead from the US. At 0644 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,465. Wall Street stocks finished little-changed as a the General Electric ...

New kid on the block

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... if recent reports are confirmed there'll be a new kid in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index soon - as soon as tomorrow, Wednesday, 10 June (our time) - and it's name is the Shanghai "A" shares index. On this day, MSCI is expected to reveal all -- whether ...

Australian market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... three per cent drop after Greece and its creditors failed to reach a breakthrough at crunch talks in Brussels late on Wednesday. Milan fell 1.15 per cent and Madrid lost 1.08 per cent. Outside the eurozone, London's benchmark FTSE 100 dropped 1.31 to ...