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Afternoon Market Wrap: Solid gain led by News Corp, AMP

The Australian share market made solid gains throughout the day, led by News Corp, AMP and major resource stocks. ABN Amro Morgans senior client adviser Bill Bishop said the improvement in major indices reflected growing confidence in the market. "This ...

Midday Market Wrap: Investors return to banking after RBA interest rate hold

... Macquarie Equities analyst Lucinda Chan said the banks were up slightly with good volumes. Meanwhile strength among resource stocks offset falls by larger companies impacted by the stronger Australian dollar. At 1204 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

... 3222 on a volume of 607 contracts. Yesterday the Australian share market closed slightly higher, as banking and resource stocks had mixed fortunes but index heavyweights Telstra and News Corp softened. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.5 points ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Mixed performance by blue chips

... Australian share market closed slightly higher today amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. Banking and resource stocks had mixed fortunes, while index heavyweights Telstra and News Corp softened. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 1.5 points ...

Afternoon market wrap: $A rockets to five-and-a-half year high

... 10.52 points, or 0.1 percent. The Australian share market fell today, led by market heavyweight News Corp and resource stocks, which slumped in response to strong gains by the Australian dollar. ABN Amro Morgans senior client adviser Bill Bishop said ...

Midday market wrap: Nikkei edges up while All Ords deteriorate

... Bank of Japan's "tankan" corporate survey. The Australian stock market continued to deteriorate at noon today as resource stocks slumped in response to strong gains by the Australian dollar. Fat Prophets analyst Angus Geddes said major resource stocks ...

Midday market wrap: Local stocks edge lower

... will fall short of investor expectations. Locally, the market was dragged lower by News Corporation and blue-chip resource stocks. Rio lost 29c to trade at $32.71, while BHP Billiton shed 8c at the open and was trading at $10.45 by noon. The major banks ...

Afternoon market wrap: Nikkei stock average closes high after peaking earlier

... strong foreign buying of Mizuho and other banks. The Australian stock market closed stronger today with media and resource stocks benefiting from a strong rise on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 22.7 points to 3217.0 while ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further ground

... US economic data and falling bond yields. The local market was pushed higher by News Corporation and bluechip resource stocks, Rio and BHP Billiton. AMP rose a further 13c to $6.48, on speculation the NAB will continue to build a strategic stake. The ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares edge lower

... of the four major banks. Westpac was the only one of the big four to move ahead, adding 10c to $15.95. Bluechip resource stocks also closed mixed, although News Corporation and AMP ended the day modestly higher. The bond market and the Australian dollar ...