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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... Nickel Conference opens in Perth. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed lower after little direction from Wall Street where trading was thin due to a public holiday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 79.3 points, or 1.69 per cent, at 4,618.2 ...

Cheap talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
It was another ho-hum day on Wall Street last night. Nothing much was expected, nothing much transpired. US stocks ended flat in light trading activity as the bond market and government offices closed in celebration of the day Christopher Columbus came ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... Federal Reserve would now be forced to open the money floodgates very, very soon have now turned into conviction. Wall Street is assured. Just look at the Dow -- it breached 11,000 points last Friday. And long-term US interest rates are falling too. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... at Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon. On Friday, the Australian share market mirrored a weak lead from Wall Street by closing marginally lower as investors took profits and squared positions ahead of US jobs numbers. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, following a weak lead from Wall Street as traders remain on the sidelines in the lead-up to a key US employment report. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 18.3 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 4,673.0 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower on Friday after Wall Street ended slightly weaker ahead of a key employment report in the US due on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0722 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... 4,689, with 17,019 contracts traded. The local market opened about 1.2 per cent firmer, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and higher commodities prices during the offshore session. The rally continued through the morning, with the major miners ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... over one per cent higher amid strong gains among resources and financial stocks and following a positive night on Wall Street. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 54.7 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 4,661.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... down five cents, or 1.88 per cent, at $5.23. The local market received a negative lead from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and futures contract prices for commodities such as oil, gold and base metals ending weaker. RBS Morgans senior ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... rates by 25 basis points later today. While the Australian financial markets continue to follow the ups and downs on Wall Street, it's China that has a greater say on Australia's economy. Just have a look at Australia's trade statistics. Based on the ...