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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... close at 4,039.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 34.2 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 4,097.7. NEW YORK - US stocks closed sharply lower after an early rise Wednesday as worries persisted over whether the eurozone would come up with an effective ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... said a rise in commodity prices overnight was keeping the market in recovery mode after last week's massive losses. Energy stocks were 1.4 per cent higher after world oil prices soared on Tuesday, mirroring gains on world equity markets. Woodside Petroleum ...

Hope trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... the 'hope' trade. It would be hard for anyone not to notice the spectacular resurgence in the share prices of European stocks that happened overnight. The FTSE-100 ended 4.02% on the up and up by the close of trading. Wow! But if you think that's good. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... analyst Peter Esho said that despite wide-ranging scepticism the market's rebound looked quite convincing as materials stocks made back some of their losses of the past few days. "Commodity prices have stopped falling at the moment, silver and gold prices ...

SMSFs in share buying mood

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... never been a body to act in these important investors' collective interests. With such a significant holding in Australian stocks, the views of ASMA members are important insights into current market conditions." ASMA membership numbers climbed by around ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... broader All Ordinaries index slumped 50.9 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 3,927.6, the lowest since July 2009. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied sharply Monday as investors saw positive signs in European efforts to find a way to resolve the eurozone debt crisis. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... line with recent trends. Turnover was 909.67 million shares changing hands for $1.97 billion, with about six of every 10 stocks trading lower. "Any rise in this market is still tentative and we'll have to see what the outcome of these G20 talks on a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 66.2 points, or 1.64 per cent, at 3,978.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks halted their downward slide on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovering just above the break-even mark at the ...

Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... expectation of prolonged volatility and the possibility of a slowdown in demand from China, the fundamentals of Australian stocks remained strong. "We still support investing in equities, they look particularly attractive given the way markets have priced ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... market could have been worse, considering negative overnight offshore leads, with France faring the worst as financial stocks dragged it 5.25 per cent lower. Driving the moribund investor sentiment was concern about a lack of unity being shown by the ...