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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower following falls on Wall Street, although at 0750 AEST the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was just four points down at 4,910. In economic news today, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... stock market was two per cent lower at noon after falls from the resource and financial sectors following a drop on Wall Street overnight. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 106.2 points, or 2.1 per cent lower at 4947.4, while the broader All ...

Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Australian stockmarket is set for another down day of trading and bond yields will head lower if Wall Street's overnight perfromance is anything to go by. US share prices slipped while bonds were higher on the back of more news of losses in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to slide today after Wall Street finished lower after a volatile day's trade. At 0743 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was 33 points down to 4,995. Releases today ...

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... to 3 percent by mid-2010. In overnight trade, US financial market activity could be described as directionless with Wall Street generally taking its cue from movements in oil. Crude oil opened stronger on the back of supply concerns amid the current ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open marginally higher today after the return of volatility on Wall Street overnight, with all three major US indices see-sawing their way to positive closes. At 0748 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today after the Wall Street lifted more than 302 points on Friday night. At 0745 AEST, the September share price index futures contract on the Sydney Futures exchange was 72 points higher at 5,034. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... 0.29 per cent to 4983.3, while the broader All Ordinaries climbed 11.9 points, or 0.24 per cent to 5030. NEW YORK - Wall Street sank after weak readings on economic growth and the job market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market was up slightly at noon, weighed down by the banking sector. Wall Street pared early losses and ended slightly higher overnight as a drop in oil prices helped restrain fresh worries about the financial sector. At 1200 AEST ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... poised to cut interest rates as early as September. There was no major economic data out of the US last night but Wall Street closed higher helped by another fall in crude oil. The oil price dropped to a 3-month low to US$117.35 a barrel following a ...