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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street shares rallied on Tuesday following a surprise jump in US housing starts. Gold, silver and copper prices were weaker, while oil was higher. At 0741 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures ...

Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... overnight confirming media reports that it is scouting the market for buyers of iShares. London-based newspapers and the Wall Street Journal reported that the move was designed to shore up Barclays' balance sheet and avoid the part-nationalisation path ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open flat after receiving mixed leads from overseas. Wall Street broke a four-day advance on Monday as a rally in financial stocks fizzled and dragged the market lower. Gold and silver prices were weaker, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... Australian share market was mildly higher at noon as financial stocks experienced gains and after a positive lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.7 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 3,368.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... only changed ever so slightly. What has changed last week is the market's mood from one of negativism to optimism. Wall Street virtually put one of their respective guru's - Warren Buffett - pronouncement that the US economy is in shambles behind it ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... cent, to 3,345.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 104.3 points, or 3.27 per cent, to 3,294.7. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks wobbled higher on Friday to extend the market's winning streak to four days as investors appeared upbeat on prospects ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... certainly some of those statistics are starting to be a little bit more positive than expected." In the US overnight, Wall Street extended its rally into a third day. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 239.66 points to 7,170.06. Stock Move Price AMP ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open stronger on Friday following gains on Wall Street. Gold, silver and oil prices also were higher while copper was marginally lower. At 0641 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index ...

Savings paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Yesterday's strong rally on Wall Street was followed by a flat performance overnight. Is Wall Street catching its breath before taking another jump? Or is it taking a deep breath for diving? Such is the uncertainty created by the current global economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
Australian stocks have been buoyed by Wall Street's overnight rebound, maintaining an almost two per cent surge throughout Wednesday morning. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 62 points, or 1.95 per cent, at 3,246.5 while the broader ...