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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
The share market is continuing its upward momentum, opening higher after low inflation data prompted a rally. US markets were weaker overnight but upbeat quarterly earnings reports released by Apple and Facebook after the close of trade sparked rises ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... that we've got the reporting season coming into full swing now." Local investors were likely to remain focused on the US market this week, and on local inflation figures to be released on Wednesday, he said. In the resources sector, BHP Billiton was ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after the US market lifted on the back of a solid earnings report from Citigroup and encouraging retail sales data. "It was very good news out of the US as far as both retail sales and Citigroup - they were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
The Australian share market is trading higher, boosted by a lift in US markets and better-than-expected domestic unemployment figures. Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.8 per cent in March, and the number of people with jobs rose 18,100 in the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
The Australian share market is trading higher, highlighted by a 20 per cent-plus surge in the shares of takeover target David Jones. Department store retailer David Jones had jumped 73 cents, or 22.88 per cent, to $3.92 by 1200 AEST, after the company ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
The share market has opened lower following a selloff on Wall Street overnight. Rivkin global investment manager Tim Radford said US markets finished more than one per cent lower thanks to heavy losses in tech stocks. But, he said, the local market ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street's lead with US markets giving up their early session gains. At 0645 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 5,344. Locally, no major economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Australian stocks have opened higher, following gains on European and US markets overnight. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the rally on global markets came after several days of weakness. He said European markets recorded ...

Silk questions value of financial services intermediaries

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has questioned the value of financial services intermediaries such as advisers, mortgage brokers and superannuation trustees. Silk spoke yesterday at a panel session on "the over-intermediation of financial services" ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
The share market has opened lower after falls on US and European markets overnight. Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho said a sell-off on European markets, particularly in Germany, may have dampened investor sentiment. Manufacturing data ...