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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... market anticipates an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia this afternoon, and after heavy losses on Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 94.4 points, or 2.08 per cent, at 4446, while the broader All Ordinaries had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... set to fall at the open after world stock markets plummeted on Monday as panic-stricken investors doubted whether a Wall Street bailout package would stem the global financial crisis. At 0806 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... help stabilise the financial markets, but it is too late to prevent the global economy from falling into recession. Wall Street went into red again last night following the release of economic data consistent with a looming recession. US initial jobless ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... after US equities markets fell by close to four per cent, while Europe suffered less but also was in the red. The key Wall Street indices all were down, as were commodities, including oil, gold, silver, and copper. At 0800 AEST, the December Share Price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, shortly after the US Senate approved the Wall Street bailout package. Shortly before noon AEST, the Senate voted 74-25 in favour of the $US700 billion ($A887 billion) package aimed at keeping the US economy ...

Rescuing the rescue package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
An eerie calm fell over Wall Street and European markets overnight as investors sat on the fence ahead of the US Senate's vote over the financial sector rescue package. The Senate is widely expected to rescue the rescue package but it would not become ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
Australian stocks have received a flat lead today, with Wall Street markets finishing slightly down, including stocks and oil, although gold and silver were higher. In Europe, the British and French bourses were up moderately, but the Eurozone's largest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... per cent, to $29.68. National Australia Bank picked up 52 cents, or 2.14 per cent, to $24.78. Overnight in the US, Wall Street snapped back after the biggest selloff in years amid growing expectations that lawmakers will salvage a $US700 billion ($A882.72 ...

Head or tails?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... pandemonium that followed their rejection of the Treasury/Federal Reserve's bail-out package. Relative calm returned to Wall Street and European markets overnight on renewed optimism that Congress will eventually pass the 'Emergency Economic Stabilization ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Australian stocks are expected to show a stronger performance today, following a stronger performance on Wall Street overnight. At 0800 AEST, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was 127 points higher at 4,812. ...