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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... Friday, the Australian share market closed at its weakest levels in almost six years, weighed down by banks and resources stocks following a drop in oil and base metals prices and a plunge on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... $2.90 or 6.88 per cent to $45.05, while Fortescue Metals Group leapt 16 cents or 9.04 per cent to $1.93. Other resources stocks were mixed, with BHP Billiton easing 66 cents or 2.16 per cent to $29.84, Woodside Petroleum adding 32 cents or 0.9 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... Tuesday, the Australian share market closed around three per cent higher after stronger commodity prices boosted resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 101.3 points, or 3.03 per cent, at 3444, while the broader All Ordinaries index lifted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
The Australian share market was over two per cent higher at noon, led by resources stocks, after metals prices rose overnight. The local market was closed on Monday for the Australia Day public holiday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... 3,535. In news on Tuesday, Macquarie Airports is to release its December consolidated traffic results. On Monday, resources stocks drove the Australian share market higher on the back of firmer commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... University of Michigan consumer sentiment reading. "There's a fair bit of nervousness ahead of those," Mr Potter said. Resources stocks were weaker despite stronger base metals prices overnight, Mr Potter said. BHP shares were 74 cents, or 2.48 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket bounced back at noon as strong resources stocks helped the market shrug off a negative lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.8 points, or 0.58 per cent, at 3,625.1, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... regarding its proposed merger with AHM. On Tuesday, the Australian share market ignored a strong rally by big resources stocks to close lower after heavy falls among local banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 27.3 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 3,604.3 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... market's just sitting there. It's gone down and it's going to sit there and sulk until the next trend emerges." Most resources stocks were lower on the back of falls in commodity prices. BHP Billiton bucked the trend, gaining 39 cents, or 1.4 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... market update. On Tuesday, a rate cut by the central bank failed to stem falls on the Australian share market as resources stocks helped drag it down four per cent. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 153 points, or 4.16 per cent, at 3,528.2 ...