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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon on Wednesday BHP - BHP BILLITON LTD - up 41 cents, or 1.24 per cent, at $33.48 BHP Billiton increased production of most of its resources in the first quarter of the financial year, and has maintained ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... 500 closed by more than 1% higher last night, the DJ Euro Stoxx-50 ended 2.53% higher (topped by a 3.41% jump in Spanish stocks), the FTSE-100 gained 1.1% and Japan's Nikkei-225 index finished 1.44% stronger. When it rains, it pours. Yes Virginia, we've ...

Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... 13,424.23. Meanwhile, the broad-based S&P 500 rose 11.54 points, or 0.81 per cent, to close at 1,440.13. But resources stocks are continuing to face pressure ahead of Chinese data on industrial production due out later this week. "You have the nervous ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... are scheduled to hold annual general meetings while Rio Tinto is due to release its third quarter review. NEW YORK - US stocks scored solid gains as investors digest upbeat retail sales data and better-than-expected earnings from Citigroup that helped ...

Market Wrap - late AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... plus October's new motor vehicle sales data. National turnover was 253.6 million securities worth $178.3 million, with 258 stocks up, 262 down and 273 unchanged.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed lead from the US where stocks gave up early gains on firm bank earnings and a rise in consumer confidence on Friday with worries about the new earnings season clouding optimism. At 0745 AEDT ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat after mixed leads from Wall Street and European markets. At 1021 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.7 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,487.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 4.2 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... 4,483.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 6.7 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 4,505.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed little changed after a solid rally sparked by surprisingly good data on weekly jobless claims fizzled out, in part ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Australian stocks are half a per cent weaker, with declines in the materials and financial sectors leading the broader market lower. At 1029 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.5 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 4,466.2 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... 4,490.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 14.7 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 4,511.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower amid investor caution after Alcoa said that China's economic slowdown was hitting aluminum consumption and ...