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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Australian shares are expected to open higher led by Wall Street and a stronger oil price. At 0826 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 22 points higher at 4,664. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Penny for Benny's thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Beep...beep...beep. Should have just slept in this morning given the bo-ring action on Wall Street overnight. "U.S. Stocks Retreat as Commodity Shares Drop, Banks Advance" was the headline on Bloomberg as it tried to justify the 0.1 per cent slip - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and metals and energy prices mixed. At 0823 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 14 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
Australian shares may open little changed after mixed leads from US markets. Commodity stocks may decline after the price of raw materials slipped overnight as the US dollar rose. At 0806 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on Tuesday after stronger than expected US retail sales sent stocks and commodities higher. At 0747 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 40 points at ...

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
The Dow's hold on that elusive 10K-point mark remains elusive. Perhaps it is the consensus' way of affirming that, indeed, the market has run ahead of itself. Wall Street slid further overnight with the Dow slipping further below the 10K mark despite ...

Herding 20 cats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Herding cats. There was not much movement on Wall Street overnight so let's just talk about herding cats today. Wall Street dipped ever so slightly as - despite what the headlines say - there weren't any fresh news to steer direction. It was the same ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after most US and European share indices, as well as the price of oil, declined overnight. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 15 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to continue on from Wednesday's strong gains after positive economic data added to evidence the US has emerged from recession and extended Wall Street's rally. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
I am "buying stocks right as we speak" and am getting "a lot for my money," Warren Buffet told his audience at a California conference. The tone was similarly positive at the Brookings Institution in Washington, with US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben ...