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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... first-half results. The Australian stock market closed just over one per cent higher led by the financial sector after Wall Street made a comeback from much deeper earlier losses. On the local market, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 44.8 points, or 1.27 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... rose 13 cents to $18.73, Westpac found 13 cents to $16.78 and the Commonwealth Bank added four cents to $30.99. On Wall Street on Thursday, US stocks staged a stunning comeback on reports the US government plans to subsidise mortgage payments for troubled ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... Poor's 500 index was up 1.45 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 835.19. LONDON - European stock markets fell in line with Wall Street, while negative profit news from heavyweights Rio Tinto, BT Group and Renault dampened sentiment. In London the FTSE 100 index ...

No meat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... 'bring your own plate' plates with them. Such was the disappointment over Geithner's grand unveiling that it sent Wall Street's benchmark equity indices down almost 5 per cent overnight. Not even reports that the US Senate has approved President Obama's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower as Wall Street and European markets took sharp falls in response to details of a US Treasury bank stabilisation plan. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... Australians are both in a holding pattern waiting for the passage of their respective government's latest fiscal dole-outs. Wall Street sat on the fence overnight as investors await the approval of US President Barack Obama's proposed stimulus package. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open flat as Wall Street awaits details of the US government's overhaul of a $US700 billion ($A1.04 trillion) financial rescue program. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... S&P 500 index and the Dow both increased by 2.7 per cent and the Nasdaq by 2.8 per cent last Friday, pushing these Wall Street indexes up to their strongest week since the first week of 2009 in spite of reports that the unemployment rate increased to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger due to gains on Wall Street and European markets, as well as signs a $US780 billion ($A1.19 trillion) stimulus package will be approved in the US. At 0759 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... David Taylor said Chinese demand for steel had boosted optimism heading into the weekend. "We had a good lead from Wall Street overnight," he said. "The miners are obviously gaining from positive sentiment in the market this morning. The mood's pretty ...