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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index gained 14.1 points to 4,905.5. The broader All Ordinaries index added 13.5 points, at 4,912.7. NEW YORK - US stocks have recovered from early losses and closed higher in anticipation of earnings season, which kicks off this week. The ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Australian shares have opened slightly higher, buoyed by resource stocks. IG Markets Stan Shamu said resource stocks were benefiting from a rise in commodity prices following disappointing US employment data, which had pushed the US dollar lower. "The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index fell 22.1 points to 4,891.4. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 20.1 points, at 4,899. NEW YORK - US stocks have pared back sharp losses as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... currently. Meanwhile, US non-farm payrolls figures for March were due out on Friday night (AEDT). On the market, mining stocks, which have been hit hard during the past couple of days, rose in early trade. BHP Billiton was among the better performers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index fell 44.2 points, to 4,913.5. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 47.1 points, to 4,919.3. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed a choppy day of trading higher after Japan's monetary stimulus plan boosted sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
More than half of active Aussie share investors want to increase their exposure to international stocks but are held back by a lack of knowledge and available research, according to a new survey conducted by Skaffold. The equity research company, which ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with mining companies posting the largest falls amid broad based declines. Baillieu Holst director Richard Morrow said the local market fell in line with a disappointing night on offshore markets, where the Dow ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... short. The financial headlines say so. "Global shares, oil fall sharply on U.S. growth concern," printed Reuters. "U.S. Stocks Fall as Energy, Financials Tumble on Economy," says Bloomberg. And just so we have everything covered, "Stocks slide on North ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index fell 27.8 points, to 4,957.7. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 29.1 points, to 4,966.4. NEW YORK - US stocks dropped on Wednesday after weak economic indicators halted the market's upward momentum of recent weeks. At the closing ...

Market Wrap PM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks among the better performers on a day of broad-based gains. The local market pushed back through the 5,000 point barrier after taking its cues from a positive finish on Wall Street. The ...