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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... at 4,213.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 25.3 points, or 0.6 per cent, stronger at 4,274.8. NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's "Beige Book" portrayed a still-weak economy in September, as big losses ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... Curtin said the local market was underperforming Wall Street's indices which rallied by at least 1.58 per cent overnight. US stocks rose due to reports in Britain's The Guardian newspaper that France and Germany are ready to sharply boost the eurozone's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... at 4,244.5 and the broader All Ordinaries index rose 39.6 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 4,306. NEW YORK - Falling banking stocks dragged the main US market indices down on Thursday amid worry about fallout from a Greek default, but Apple and Netflix helped ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... losses, with the local materials sector down about 3.1 per cent, industrials 1.8 per cent and energy 1.6 per cent. European stocks and US equity markets fell overnight after Germany warned against undue enthusiasm that an EU summit this weekend will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... Treasury dropped to 3.14 per cent from 3.21 per cent. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions. LONDON - European stocks fell after a German warning against undue enthusiasm that an EU summit this weekend will produce a quick solution to the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... points, or 1.63 per cent, to 4,274 and the broader All Ordinaries index gained 66.2 points, or 1.55 per cent, to 4,335.2. US stocks scored their third straight week of gains on Friday as anticipation of a fairly solid third-quarter earnings season trumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... motor vehicle sales for September. In company news, Ansell is due to hold its annual general meeting. On Friday, Australian stocks extended earlier losses to close lower following negative leads from US and European markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... price of gold in Sydney was $US1,664.75 per fine ounce, down $US6.55 an ounce from Thursday's close at $US1,671.30. Energy stocks were also hit hard, trading 1.45 per cent lower after world oil prices fell Thursday as traders fretted about slowing demand ...

US regulator spotlights high frequency trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... pulled out of the market at the same time. High frequency traders use computer driven strategies and algorithms to trade stocks, futures and options. They have become popular with big banks due to their low risk nature and high volume of trades.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... defaulting, the main Slovakian parties reached a deal on Wednesday to again vote on, and approve, the fund by Friday. US stocks posted solid gains Wednesday as investors took heart from such signs of progress in Europe in dealing with the eurozone debt ...