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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... tonight due to a public holiday. He said looming prospect of a US strike on Syria was also weighing on sentiment while local traders were waiting on a string of data releases this week, including Australian gross domestic product figures on Wednesday. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... $US1.3338 the previous day. HONG KONG - Asian markets saw a mild bounce after suffering heavy selling pressure this week, but traders remain on edge ahead of a possible military strike on Syria. Tokyo on Thursday rose 0.91 per cent, or 121.25 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... currencies retreat after US Federal Reserve minutes failed to provide clarity about the future of its stimulus program. While traders remain in sell mode on expectations the Fed will soon pull the plug on its bond-buying, they were given a fillip by ...

Australia outstrips US and UK in online trading

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... Singapore had a higher adoption rate with 4.7% of the population placing trades over the period. The number of online share traders in Australia fell 4% from 550,000 in the 12 months to June 2012. The number of frequent traders - those placing more than ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... and announced it would cut 4,000 jobs. LONDON - European stock markets fell but the euro rose against the US dollar as traders reacted to US economic data and strong British retail sales figures. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 1.58 per ...

Study shows dark pools benefit markets at low volumes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... Research Centre (CMCRC). The independent academic centre for capital market research's findings follow concerns from some traders that dark pools threaten the fairness of price discovery and market liquidity. Researchers analysed dark trading within ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... in the final hours before investors learnt more about the US Federal Reserve's plans for its massive stimulus program. Traders remained cautious ahead of the central bank meeting, although most economists are confident the Fed will indicate that the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... data. Recent figures have pointed to continuing weakness in the world's No.2 economy, a crucial driver of global growth. Traders were also spooked by news that China's National Audit Office will carry out an audit of all regional government debt, an ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... also be a key driver. He said a national audit of Chinese debt levels, currently underway, was causing some anxiety for traders. Mr Weston said the Australian market could edge lower on Monday, depending on developments in China and Japan. "We've got ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... losses came after a series of mixed earnings results and economic indicators. LONDON - Europe's stock markets retreated as traders weighed conflicting European data but mainly awaited testimony from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. At close, London's ...