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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... see a slump in profits because of a record number of natural disasters in 2011. The news added to pressure on financial stocks, which shed 0.3 per cent after poor results from Citigroup added to weak earnings from JP Morgan last week on Wall Street to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... its second quarter production report and OZ Minerals Ltd its fourth quarter production report. In Australia on Tuesday, stocks closed at their highest level in five weeks after better than expected Chinese economic growth buoyed already optimistic investor ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Miners and energy stocks have added around one per cent to Australian shares after a successful French debt auction and good production results boosted risk appetite. Shares extended early gains driven by a strong sale of French treasury bills overnight ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... share price index futures contract was down 50 points at 4,130, with 9,807 contracts traded. Miners, energy and retail stocks led the market lower on Monday morning after metals and oil prices fell offshore and investors dropped riskier bets. Fortescue ...

Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... looking attractive due to the last six months but that isn't to say that things are going to recover tomorrow. "Agriculture stocks are a volatile sector due to weather impacts and changes in investor sentiments as money rushes into the sector but will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... at its highest point this year after a round of positive debt auctions in Europe and spurred gains in commodity-driven stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.9 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4,195.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Australian stocks gained about half a per cent, breaking a three-day losing streak, as positive data from the US spurred hopes that the world economy may have some life yet. The number of US jobless claims fell to the lowest level in three years, data ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... spun off from Telecom, extended its slide. The NZX 50 Index fell 20.95, or 0.6 per cent, to 3263.18. Within the index, 23 stocks fell, 14 rose and 14 were unchanged. Turnover was $76 million.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Australian stocks extended their losses as a slew of downgrades to European banks and fears that France may soon follow sent offshore bourses tumbling overnight. Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded major banks Credit Agricole and Rabobank on the back ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... a few investors will be willing to step up and buy them - I think this will force the issue eventually." NEW YORK - US stocks and the euro sank as worries about Europe hang over financial markets. Energy companies fell hard as the price of crude oil ...