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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was marginally lower at midday following a weaker Wall Street lead. The banking sector was slipping again after yesterday's gains and the big miners were flat despite stronger metals prices overnight. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... 24,148.43. The index gained 678.97 points this week. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket hit a new 16-month low on Friday after Wall Street took another hit and local investors stood on the sidelines. The benchmark NZSX-50 index fell to a new low for the year ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was down at midday following a negative lead from Wall Street. The banking sector was again suffering with analysts speculating that stocks were being short sold. At 1207 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 75.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower on a negative lead from Wall Street. This morning on the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0650 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 74 points at 5,592 on a volume of 1,083 contracts. Today ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... eight per cent rise in annual profit and saying it is well positioned despite ongoing turmoil in financial markets. On Wall Street overnight, stocks rallied after a surprise gain in January retail sales suggested consumer spending would hold up and help ...

Why only bank fees in government sights?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... By definition of course, every time governments intervene it means there has been a market failure, but since even Wall Street has turned to their government to get them out of their recent mess, there's no shame in admitting that downunder we struggle ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... benchmark Nikkei average rose 46.34 points to close at 13,068.30. HONG KONG - Stocks rose as investors took cues from Wall Street gains, helped by Warren Buffet's offer to reinsure $800 billion in municipal debt risk from the top three bond insurers. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
The Australian share market has opened higher following a strong lead from Wall Street and generally higher base metals prices in London. The stronger opening came despite the banking sector falling on lower than expected profit results from the Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
The Australian market is expected to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street and generally higher base metals prices in London. At 0704 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was UP 82 points to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... Rio Tinto had gained $3.13 to $124.90. Analysts expect Rio Tinto to deliver a drop in full year profit tomorrow. On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average had gained 57.88 points at 12,240.01, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 7.83 ...