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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
The share market is higher as miners benefit from a surprise cut to interest rates in China. Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the absence of any adverse events on overseas markets, a cut to interest rates by the People's ...

JPMorgan appoints investment banking vice chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
J.P. Morgan has appointed a vice chairman of global investment banking for Australia and New Zealand, reporting to head of investment banking Grant Dempsey. Simon Ranson left Citigroup in July, where he had worked for 10 years, most recently as head ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
The share market is weaker a day after hitting a fresh seven-year high, with the banks and miners in the red. Investor profit taking was the most likely reason for the market's retreat on Thursday, Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael Heffernan ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
The market has opened flat despite fresh records on Wall Street on the back of positive congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen about interest rates. CommSec chief economist Craig James says there were impressive international ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
The Australian share market is pushing higher after market heavyweight BHP Billiton increased its dividend and announced fresh cost cutting. On a busy day of corporate earnings reports, BHP Billiton had the healthiest market reaction, with shares up ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
The share market is higher as investors are buoyed by signs Greece's debt problems are set to be temporarily resolved. The positive influence of statements from Greek officials that alternative reform proposals will be drawn up ahead of an EU loan extension ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains in metals prices overnight. At 0657 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5,876. In equities news, Medibank Private, Cabcharge, Transpacific ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The stock market is flat after giving back early gains made by the big banks. The local market opened higher following gains on Wall Street amid optimism on Greek debt talks. CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said banks were amongst the leading ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The share market is lower as Commonwealth Bank lost value after paying a dividend and ANZ's trading update disappointing investors. Commonwealth Bank was down about 2.5 per cent after paying its half year dividend to shareholders, which typically results ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open a little higher despite European markets closing slightly off after disappointing bailout package talks between the European Union and Greece. At 0807 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...