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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open little changed after small declines by most US markets on Friday. Resource stocks may gain after metals prices increased. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open modestly higher on Wednesday, after US markets rose to a nine-month high overnight, consolidating recent gains, and the prices of metals gained. At 0713 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Monday, after US markets rose to a nine-month high overnight as manufacturing, housing and banking reports suggesting that the economy is gaining strength. At 0716 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... sharemarket is expected to open lower on Monday, falling from an almost nine-month high, after subdued stock performances on US markets and declines in Europe on Friday. At 0727 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Platinum holds steady in upswing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... collection disposal and recycling, and power generation businesses. The fund also has an equal exposure to Asian and US markets, accounting for 18 per cent of the international portfolio, and a higher 22 per cent allocation in Europe. But he remains ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open lower as caution returned to US markets after Tuesday's unexpected rally. Concerns were fuelled by auto giant General Motors moving further towards bankruptcy. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... closed for a bank holiday. FRANKFURT - European stock markets were little changed in thin trading with the London and US markets closed. Shares initially sank, dragged down by a mixed assessment from German businesses and auto sector weakness. Germany's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... market may open higher, after European exchanges gained on optimism the global economy is starting to recover while US markets were little changed. At 0742 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was two points lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... sales results. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed higher after starting strongly on a positive lead from US markets but easing on weaker than expected Chinese economic growth data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 28.2 points, or 0.75 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... session on reports anticipating the coming US government announcement, meaning Tuesday was muted compared with the US markets. "The plan is good but we need to see how it unfolds on the economy," he said. Australian shares gained over two per cent on ...