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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... dollar slightly lowered average refiner margins in the first quarter of 2007/08 despite strong US dollar margins. On Wall Street overnight, stocks rose as a range of technology companies posted results that showed the sector's resilience in the face ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... positive tone for the entire sector. Apple rose 1.7 per cent, benefitting from optimism that its profit would exceed Wall Street's expectations when the iPod maker posts its quarterly results after the bell. Boeing drove the Dow industrials higher after ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
The Australian share market was more than one per cent lower at noon on a negative lead from Wall Street, after Bank of America Corp reported a weaker-than-expected profit. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 61.6 points, or 1.1 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
... luring investors back into riskier assets such as equities. After the close, S&P 500 index futures jumped after the Wall Street Journal reported Bank of America Corp plans to invest $2 billion in preferred stock issued by mortgage lender Countrywide ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... added $1.36, or 3.21 per cent, to $43.78 and rival Rio Tinto gained $3.28, or 2.34 per cent, to $143.22. On Friday on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average leapt 228.87 points, or 1.81 percent, to 12,849.36.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... and heavy equipment maker Caterpillar showed resilience in the face of a slowing economy with profits that defied Wall Street's modest expectations. Citigroup also fueled a rally that pushed the Dow to its best week since February as investors took comfort ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
The Australian share market was over one per cent in the red at noon following a weak performance on Wall street and a decline in metals overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 1.19 per cent, or 84.0 points lower, at 5435.0, while ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
The Australian share market was higher at noon, following a more solid performance on Wall Street overnight and higher commodities prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.42 per cent, or 77.2 points, to 5547.5, while the broader ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
The Australian stock market has opened higher today on the back of record oil prices and a better performance on Wall Street overnight. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 76.7 points, or 1.42 per cent, to 5477.1, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a negative lead from Wall Street and falls in base metal prices in London. On the Sydney Futures exchange at 0657 AEST, the June share price index was down seven points at 5375. In news today ...