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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market fell sharply today, losing three per cent of its value, as nervous investors dumped banking stocks amid signs the US sub-prime mortgage crisis is getting worse. Stocks in the US slid almost two per cent last night after data ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on falls of more than 1.5 per cent on Wall Street overnight and lower metal prices in London. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 110 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market at noon had shirked a fall on Wall Street, putting on more than one per cent, with banking stocks leading the charge. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 68.1 points, or 1.3 per cent higher, at 5540.1 points ...

Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Wage costs increased 4.3 per cent last year, matching the rise in GDP but significantly exceeding inflation, highlighting that controlling wages is a major key to putting a lid on inflation. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) inflation ...

Instinet launches Chi-X Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Global securities firm Instinet has launched Chi-X Global Inc - a holding company for the operations of Chi-X platforms in Europe, Canada and the Asia Pacific region - and is to release the Australian version. Led by chief executive Tony Mackay, Instinet ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks rebounded in choppy trading on Thursday. In London, base metal prices mostly were stronger. At 0755 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas. Stocks on Wall Street overnight rallied, then fell again on disappointing sales figures from Macy's Inc and a warning by a Federal Reserve official that inflation was still a key concern. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following declines in US stocks overnight. In London, base metal prices mostly were weaker. At 0646 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 72 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was up almost two per cent at noon following a strong start to morning trade, after the US capped off its best week in five years on Friday and speculation mounted over the future of market leader Rio Tinto Ltd. At 1207 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street. In London, base metal prices were mostly weaker. At 0717 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was up 202 points ...