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Running on neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... and enjoy a long lunch or plant a tree. This applies to equity markets seeking direction from overnight activity on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial index weaved and bobbed through intra-day trade before finally closing sharply unchanged. Either ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street hit another record high. At 0700 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 19 points at 5,685. Strong earnings from Best Buy and news that CVS Health would acquire ...

Miners weigh on share market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... chairman Bob Every will resign his position at its annual general meeting in November and be replaced by Brian Clark. On Wall Street in the US on Tuesday, stocks have finished mixed in a choppy session following disappointing Walmart earnings and a pullback ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set for a flat open after a sluggish lead from Wall Street. At 0656 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,623. Locally on Wednesday, Reserve Bank deputy governor Philip Lowe ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street. At 0649 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,687. Locally on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank releases minutes of its May board meeting ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set for a fairly flat open to the week after a weak lead from Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up two points at 5,749. On Friday, the S&P 500 in the US edged higher to a new record in ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... soft and/or shrinking profits, Virginia. "Celebrate good times, come on". Perhaps when the Fed finally does lift-off, Wall Street will go the same way they did the "taper" of last year - it turned tantrum and then proceeded to climb happily ever after ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower, following a flat lead from Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,682. Locally on Thursday, Westfield Corporation holds its annual ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight. At 0646 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,570. Locally on Tuesday, official housing finance figures for March ...