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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
The Australian share market has opened 1% higher after Wall Street rallied on talk of broader monetary stimulus in Europe and good home sales figures. Upbeat US home sales data and speculation that the European Central Bank may buy corporate bonds to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
Australian stocks continue to fall, starting the week nearly one per cent lower after posting the biggest decline in 15 months on Friday. Before Monday, the share market had lost more than eight per cent, or more than $130 billion, in value since early ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... dollar, it's no surprise the local bourse had opened lower, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. "Weakness in the US market last night, ongoing weakness in the Aussie dollar and falls in commodity prices are the biggest drivers," he said. "The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher in the wake of positive leads from overseas markets. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said the local bourse began Thursday's trading session well, with the major banks and big miners leading the way. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
Further falls in the iron ore price and weak leads from Wall Street are weighing on the Australian share market. The local market is lower after a solid rise on Tuesday, with bargain hunting buyers and following better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing ...

BetaShares launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... seeking increased yield and reduced volatility over their share portfolio, but also those looking for exposure to the US market as a potential way to diversify out of Australian shares." The fund will be the first Australian-domiciled ETP on the ASX ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
After five straight sessions finishing lower, the Australian share market has opened higher on reports of a new Chinese stimulus plan and a rise in commodity prices. Wall Street stocks rallied overnight on reports that the People's Bank of China is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat but mining stocks have recovered some losses after a rise in iron ore prices. Mixed leads from US markets overnight provided little impetus for the local share market in early trade on Tuesday, Lonsec senior ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
"Problems, problems, problems all day long Will my problems work out right or wrong?... Worries, worries pile up on my head Woe is me, I should have stayed in bed..." -- Everly Brothers A confluence of worries - old and new -- concerned Wall Street ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The share market is lower as investors practice caution ahead of the latest economic data from China. Most sectors of the market were lower, although the big mining companies were higher, despite further falls in the price of iron ore. CMC Markets sales ...