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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... Macquarie Group rose 16 cents to $44.18. IG Markets institutional dealer Chris Weston said that, after a flat lead from Wall Street, traders were not expecting much from the Australian market on Monday. "All the market is really coming from the one space ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Don't know about you but to me, this week is one of the most boring one for equity markets. Wall Street rebounded overnight. Big deal! The numerous companies that have reported second quarter earnings much - some even much, much - better than consensus ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... points, or 1.13 per cent, to 4195.9. NEW YORK - A string of upbeat corporate reports added to positive sentiment on Wall Street on Thursday, propelling the main indices to fresh 2009 highs. As the market resumed its rally, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial ...

The dragon stumbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
What's this? Wall Street dipped because China's stock market tumbled and commodity prices slumped? Here's Bloomberg's leader, "U.S. stocks fell for a second day as plunging Chinese shares and commodities stoked speculation that the surge in equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... 4142.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 25.1 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4148.9 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street ended modestly lower on Wednesday as the market consolidated recent gains, largely shrugging off a plunge in Chinese shares ...

Fed brawn, RBA brains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... Days like these, I should have stayed in bed a bit longer. For this is one of those days when overnight action on Wall Street offered no adrenaline hit to my system. Will have to settle for three coffee cups this morning. The S&P slipped 0.3 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon after a marginally positive lead from Wall Street, with banks and resources leading the charge. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.1 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4162.7 points while ...

Greener than green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Phew! That was a close call. Just when you thought Wall Street has run out of puff, a tail wind comes to lift its sails. The Dow and the S&P 500 spent most of last night's trading activity in the red. For most of the session, investors were cashing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open slightly higher after a moderately positive lead from Wall Street. At 0700 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was five points higher at 4118. In economic news, Governor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... Ordinaries index gained 24.7 points, or 0.61 per cent, at 4097.3 points, its highest close since November 6. NEW YORK - Wall Street shares drifted to a mostly higher close on Friday as investors mulled disappointing earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial ...