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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
The Australian share market has received a positive lead from Wall Street with key indices and commodity prices all higher. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 67 points at 3,932. In economic news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The Australian share market has received flat leads from Wall Street, with key indices, oil and copper ending marginally lower, while precious metals were higher. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up ten points ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... deathbed. Now that the main artery of the global financial system appears to be unclogging, equity markets are cheering. Wall Street staged another rally last night on better-than-expected US housing data and a rise in China's purchasing managers index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open in positive territory as both Wall Street and commodity prices were higher overnight. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 75 points at 3,939. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... Billiton rose 52 cents, or 1.58 per cent, to $33.52 and rival Rio Tinto gained $3.32, or 5.17 per cent, to $67.50. Wall Street stocks closed higher on Friday as investors digested mixed economic data and braced for the results of upcoming "stress tests" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher after a positive day on Wall Street on Friday. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 23 points at 3,782. In economic news on Monday, Australian Bureau of ...

May sell or May stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
There is no doubt that today's media reports would - in one form or another - contain references to that old Wall Street adage, 'sell in May then go away'. Every time the fifth moon of the year is upon us, theories, studies and reports proving or disproving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher after mixed trade on Wall Street and strong gains in Europe. At 0658 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up eight points at 3,774. In economic news on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
The Australian share market was over two per cent higher at noon, driven by a strong lead from Wall Street and a sharp rise in the copper price overnight that lifted local resources stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 85.4 points ...

The good in the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
... an Australian children's family cancer charity organization - TV ad, 'Don't underestimate the power of optimism'. Wall Street lived this statement overnight with both the S&P 500 and the Dow rising by more than 2 per cent. One more April trading day ...