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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 60.9 points higher to 6643.2, while the All Ordinaries was 52.4 points stronger to 6672.5. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 55 points to 6663 on a volume of 12,737 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
... Friday night had strengthened some gold stocks. In the US on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average closed 27.23 points stronger to 13,595.10, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 1.21 points to 1,509.65 and the Nasdaq Composite Index finished 15.55 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... Australian stock market had hit new highs at noon, boosted by the US Federal Reserve interest rate cut overnight and stronger metals and oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index hit a new record intraday high of 6830 in morning trade - eclipsing its ...

A tale of two currencies

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... growing worry for the RBA. Worrying still is the macro economic flow-on from interest rate moves and currency spikes. The stronger the dollar, the cheaper imported goods become, further encouraging consumer spending, necessitating higher interest rates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
... to 1,535.28 and the Nasdaq Composite Index was 53.33 points firmer to 2,804.19. In Australia, the mining giants were stronger at 1201 AEDT. BHP Billiton had gained $1.20 to $46.96 while rival Rio Tinto had found up $3.88 to $110.88.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
Stronger base metal prices and a surge on Wall Street are expected to drive the Australian market higher when it opens today. At 0812 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 58 to 6784. Building materials supplier ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market remained stronger at noon despite a weak Wall Street lead, with the miners once again steering the bourse higher. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 56.2 points to 6680.6 while the All Ordinaries had risen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... points to 7,932.44. PARIS - The CAC-40 index put on 85.63 points to 5,760.3. TOKYO - The Nikkei average lost ground as a stronger yen continued to plague exporters and financials were hurt by negative sentiment caused by Merrill Lynch and its $US8 billion ...

ANZ reports $4.18bn profit

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... cent. ANZ chief executive officer Mike Smith said his immediate priority was to "re-energise" the business and create a stronger vision for ANZ's future. "Despite a certain degree of global uncertainty, we expect conditions in Australia, New Zealand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... Australian share market closed in negative territory yesterday on fresh sub-prime credit concerns from the United States after stronger trading earlier in the day. The share market spiked after the release of the September quarter inflation figures that ...