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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... little bit of stasis in the market." ANZ/Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence index was slightly lower on Tuesday. Mr McCarthy said other factors weighing on the market included a one per cent fall in the gold sector and a slight fall in the iron ore ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... finished mostly lower as investors assessed the latest batch of US company earnings and sold utility and energy stocks. Mr McCarthy said the US markets had flattened out after markets mulled over comments from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... has waned as traders and investors look ahead to what might be game-changing or market-changing reads coming up," Mr McCarthy said. He said the better-than-expected headline US jobs figures looked good, but data also showed that wages did not increase ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... speculation of looser monetary policy from the European Central Bank. "That's really fired up European investors," he said. Mr McCarthy said an improvement in commodity prices had also provided a boost for Australian miners. "There's some welcome relief ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... the US Federal Reserve will speed up the tapering of its stimulus program. "We've got a triple whammy," he said. But Mr McCarthy siad the market had likely already hit its bottom for the day and was likely to improve slightly during the day. He said ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... on holidays. "Holiday trading conditions remain, we're still looking at a low volume and low movement environment," Mr McCarthy said. Financial stocks were mostly lower, with shares in Westpac down 18 cents at $31.77, ANZ down ten cents at $31.30 and ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... the day lower, although gold miners were among the few to buck the trend thanks to a higher gold price overnight. Mr McCarthy said the market would likely remain in the red for the rest of the session. "The technical picture has really soured over the ...

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MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... dividends last week. "With the banks now ex-dividend there's less compelling reasons for weak holders to stay in," Mr McCarthy said. "When they are making up such a significant proportion of the index that is likely to be the key driver today." Westpac ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... earning season continues, the large fund managers would be holding off for the "full corporate picture" to emerge, Mr McCarthy said. In equities news, embattled surfwear brand Billabong made a net loss of $860 million last financial year following major ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... shares had dropped 96 cents to $16.07. But overnight falls on overseas markets were also probably weighing stocks down, Mr McCarthy said. As earnings season ramps up, all eyes will be on BHP Billiton when the mining giant releases its full year profits ...