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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said. "We're still very much on the back foot after a fairly weak session on Wall Street on Friday night," Ms Spencer said. "Resources are probably taking much of the brunt today but it's really right across the board." Global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... likely to open flat with the SPI contracts slightly higher and after a weak lead from the US. Oil was down on Wall Street on Friday, although precious metals were higher, with gold closing over $US1,000 at the close of floor trading on the NYMEX. At ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was lower at noon on Friday, pulled back by weakness in the banking sector following a negative lead from United States markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was off 51.2 points, or 1.48 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens appears before House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Friday morning. In company news, first half results are due from Prime Media Group Ltd, Platinum Asset Management Ltd, and Billabong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... 1.01 per cent, to 3,461.3. NEW YORK - US markets have been closed overnight for the President's Day public holiday. On Friday, stocks ended lower, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its lowest close since last November and leaving it with a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... 3,559.1, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 38.2 points, or 1.1 per cent to 3,496.7. NEW YORK - Stocks ended lower Friday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its lowest close since last November and leaving it with a weekly decline of 5.2 ...

The biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... developments in the Eurozone prove that 'slow and steady' does not always 'win the race.' Eurostat figures released last Friday the 13th showed that Eurozone GDP contracted by 1.5 per cent in the December quarter and by 1.2 per cent from a year ago. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... $2.01, or 3.87 per cent, to $49.99 after coming out of a trading halt after the market closed on Thursday and saying on Friday it was confident it would win federal government backing for a $US19.5 billion injection by major shareholder Chinalco. BHP ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 20 points higher at 3,491. No economic data is due for release this Friday. In company news, Newcrest Mining Ltd reports half year results, as does Telecom Corporation of New Zealand. Mooter Media ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... we're doing the same here." Mr Sebastian said the resources sector was buoying the market after base metals prices rose on Friday night, with copper gaining 6.5 per cent. Mining giant BHP Billiton had surged $1.25, or 3.88 per cent, to $33.48 at 1203 ...