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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, with the energy and gold sectors leading the market higher. However, stocks pulled back from their morning peak as banking stocks dipped into red figures by noon. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
The Australian market has received a mostly positive set of leads from weekend offshore trading, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities prices ending firmer. At 0805 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
The Australian share market was flat in opening trade on a weak lead from Wall Street after another earthquake struck Japan overnight. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 2.8 points lower at 4,905.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Swan officially rejects ASX deal but is open to offers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Treasurer, Wayne Swan has this morning confirmed his rejection of the proposed merger of ASX Limited (ASX) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) but has insisted that he is open to offers. At a press conference in Canberra this morning, Swan told journalists ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall Street ended slightly lower after recouping earlier losses, while European markets were lower and Asia was mixed. Oil and gold hit new highs. At 0722 AEST on the ASX  ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
The Australian share market was a touch lower at noon following a positive lead from Wall Street and the release of strong jobs figures. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.01 point at 4,912.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight. Key securities markets were higher, oil reached a new record, and metals also rose. At 0714 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was four points ...

Researchers sharpen ETF focus

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
Research firms are putting more resources into rating ETFs as more financial advisers and dealer group shift more of their clients' funds into ETFs and away from comparable unitised and unlisted products. Lonsec, Morningstar and Standard & Poors are ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The Australian share market had slid into the red by noon on low trading volumes as investors waited for direction from forthcoming offshore economic news. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.7 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,893.4 ...

ASX eyes merger alternatives

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The ASX is left to seek other growth options after Treasurer Wayne Swan said that merging with the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) is against the interest of Australia and should be rejected. The Foreign Investment Review Board notified the SGX of Swan's ...