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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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Australian stocks have started the week lower, following a sell-off on Wall Street on Friday. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said US markets moved lower during Friday's session as investors took profits following recent gains, putting the local market ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is lower as the crisis in Ukraine worsens, causing investors to practice extreme caution. Ukraine is on the brink of war with Russia, which is threatening to invade Ukraine in the wake of the ouster of Kremlin-backed president Viktor ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat following weak overseas leads from the US. Gains in heavyweight Australian mining stocks have been offset by falls in Telstra - which has gone ex-dividend - and fellow large companies Woodside Petroleum and ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher. Morning trade had been mildly positive despite a negative lead from US markets, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We've started off fairly ...