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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... morning trade on Friday, with Telstra one of the few bright spots as civil unrest in Egypt continued to dampen investor sentiment. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 11.3 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 4,903.1 points, while the broader ...

More choice for Westpac Online investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... investors are showing greater interest in equity markets leading to anticipation of strong demand early next year. "Investor sentiment is improving month-to-month since September, although investing in equity markets isn't what it was in, say May this ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon as concerns about sovereign debt in Europe linger on investor sentiment to risk. By 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had dropped 30.8 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 4,567.5. The broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... Australian share market closed lower on Friday, as speculation of more interest rate rises in China dampened investor sentiment to risk. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 11.0 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4,629.2, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... index was off 21.72 points at 10,739.31 while the broader S&P 500 index dropped 5.50 points to 1,134.28 points. Investor sentiment was dampened after a downbeat economic outlook from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which warned on Tuesday that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... closed at a three-week high after gaining two per cent on stronger than expected economic growth, which buoyed investor sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 91.5 points, or 2.08 per cent, at 4,495.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Timing the market still a tough game: survey

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... Land, chief market analyst of CMC Markets Australia. The mining resource rent tax appeared to have dampened investor sentiment towards the resources sector, with the number of traders who viewed the sector as the best future performer falling by 6 percent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... lingering worries about the yen's rise against the US dollar. Bargain hunting averted sharp sell-offs, but general investor sentiment remained weak after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed on Wednesday to signal any additional easing measures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... points. TOKYO - Japanese shares rallied from seven-month lows to close up 0.77 per cent on bargain buying with investor sentiment lifted by strong gains in Chinese shares, brokers said. The headline Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 71.26 ...

Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... that they err along with their peers, than err alone. What the events of last night highlight though is that investor sentiment remains fragile, that it doesn't take much - even old news - to send them on edge.