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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Australian stocks market opened nearly one per cent lower on Thursday following Wall Street's lead where US markets tumbled following the Federal Reserve chairman's address to Congress. Austock securities client adviser Michael Heffernan attributed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Australian stocks opened firmer on Tuesday, led by strength in the telecoms and information sector. At 1031 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,281.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Australian stocks were more than one per cent higher at noon, with the energy and resources sector leading the broader market higher. A firmer oil price during weekend offshore trading, as well as news China had lowered its reserve banking requirements ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Australian stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with market players using the downgrade of three European countries as a catalyst to sell out of equities. At 1025 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 15.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4,269.2 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Australian stocks gained about half a per cent, breaking a three-day losing streak, as positive data from the US spurred hopes that the world economy may have some life yet. The number of US jobless claims fell to the lowest level in three years, data ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Australian stocks extended their losses as a slew of downgrades to European banks and fears that France may soon follow sent offshore bourses tumbling overnight. Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded major banks Credit Agricole and Rabobank on the back ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
Australian stocks are down after a survey found consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level since August, despite two consecutive cash rate cuts by the central bank. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 8.3 per cent ...