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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... higher as US and European markets rose on encouraging earnings reports. Local resources stocks are also likely to be stronger due to higher commodity prices. At 0728 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 19 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... share market has closed up more than one per cent on Thursday, its strongest finish in just over a year, supported by stronger than expected jobs data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished up 72.9 points, or 1.55 per cent, at 4768.6 points, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract had risen 62 points to 4778, on a volume of 17,216 contracts. "Stronger than expected job numbers has lifted the overall market while the Australian dollar has hit 90 US cents for first time in ...

Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... the "basis for such a low interest rate setting has now passed," because "Economic conditions in Australia have been stronger than expected and measures of confidence have recovered.'' It was perfectly natural for the Opposition to oppose the RBA's verdict ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger after world markets jumped partly on the strength of the rise in official interest rates in Australia on Tuesday. Commodity prices rose overnight, too. At 0727 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger led by higher US and European stocks and rises in commodity prices. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 41 points higher at 4624. In economic ...

Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... territory, 50.9, in September after 11 straight months of contraction. This was up from 48.4 in the previous month and stronger than expectations for a reading of 50. Also, reports showed that the US Conference Board's Employment Trend Index rose to ...

BNY Mellon opens for insto banking

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... Treasurer, was at the Sydney launch of the group's new service last night. He said that the local industry will benefit from stronger competition in the banking space. He also praised BNY for being practically the "last man standing" in the US after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... Systems Corp for $US3.9 billion ($A4.5 billion) helped to lift some tech stocks but failed to raise the broader market. A stronger dollar ignited a sharp sell-off in commodities like oil and gold, which weighed on energy and material shares. Stocks and ...

New era at Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... become increasingly clear in the past couple of months that the Credit Suisse imprint in our investment process has become stronger," said Paul Griffiths, the group's head of fixed income worldwide. "Aberdeen's expertise is centred more on credit and ...