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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 84 points lower at 4,153, on volume of 19,676 contracts. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had pulled back slightly after an ANZ study showed local job advertisements had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... 24, the September share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,033 points with 48,575 contracts traded. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said the domestic share market reacted with shock to US government debt being downgraded by ratings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... commences. "Our market's going to struggle because we've had a negative lead in from overseas (and) the oil price is down," CommSec chief economist Craig James said. The drop will come courtesy of disappointing US jobs figures which triggered falls of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down 41 points at 4,456 points, on volume of 4,544 contracts. CommSec economist Craig James said Australian stocks would trade in line with the US in the absence of domestic leads. "We are running ...

GDP down no reason to frown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... expectations of more interest rate rises were damaging the confidence of buyers and builders." It quoted Craig James, CommSec's chief economist, expecting a "continuation of flat prices'' of new homes but forgot to include the recent weakness in retail ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 21 points lower at 4,739 points, with 16,942 contracts traded. CommSec market analyst Steve Daghlian said the local bourse was unlikely to stage a comeback in afternoon trade, unless a major market-moving ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... on the ASX were in slightly positive territory in early trade, with the energy and financials sectors strongest so far, Commsec market analyst Steve Daghlian said. "Keep in mind that is after a heavy sell off the previous day," he told AAP. "On the economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... broader S&P 500 index advanced 3.13 points to 1363.61, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite edged up 1.01 points at 2873.54. Commsec market analyst Juliette Saly said high commodity prices were helping the local bourse after the currency weighed it down ...

RBS targets retail with ETIS launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has teamed up with Commonwealth Securities (CommSec) to bring exchange traded international securities to Australia, enabling retail investors to access US stocks through the ASX. Australian investors will be able to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... straight day of losses overnight, although the Dow Jones industrial average recovered most of its losses late in the session. Commsec market analyst Julianna Roadley said uncertainty about the turmoil in Libya and its potential impacts on oil prices ...