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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... 5044, on a volume of 33,537 contracts. The market got off to a positive start following a good lead from Wall Street on Friday after the US government unveiled a $US700 billion ($A841.04 billion) salvage plan for US financial firms. "We're seeing buying ...

ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... shorting UK-listed financial stocks that ASIC followed suit with its own set of new rules. The three new measures announced on Friday were: a complete ban on 'naked' short selling, a lower number of covered short sales allowed and a new reporting regime ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open stronger today, with Wall Street extending its rally on Friday as investors returned to the market on the back of a US Treasury plan to restore calm to the financial system. At 0745 AEST, the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... per cent, to 4,168.97 points. TOKYO - The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 was closed for a public holiday. On Friday, the Nikkei index closed up 112.26 points at 12,214.76 points. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng Index was closed for a ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... cents, or 2.97 per cent to $30.04, while bank and insurer Suncorp-Metway was off 58 cents, or 5.7 per cent to $9.60. On Friday night, the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 heavyweights experienced a volatile session, finally settling 11.72 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Zealand". Base metals and uranium explorer Aluminex Resources Ltd is to list on the Australian securities exchange. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 89.5 points, or 1.86 per cent, to 4,903.8, while the broader All Ordinaries added 85.6 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a weak lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street ending mixed on Friday and commodities lower. At 0736 AEST, however, the September share price index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... volumes." There was a mixed lead from Wall Street overnight, with investors still unsettled about the US economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.60 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... Wall Street finished mixed in fickle trading on Wednesday, with investors still unsettled about the US economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices. The Commerce Department gave the market modest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... Opportunities". Yesterday, the Australian share market closed slightly lower following weaker commodity prices, a weak US lead on Friday and major stocks going ex-dividend. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.3 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 5118.3 ...