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Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close at new highs

... 16 points to 3303.7 while the all ordinaries added 15.6 points to 3310.6. The gains came after an upbeat session on Wall Street overnight where stocks rose after solid results from companies such as printer maker Lexmark International Inc. Most of the ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak; bonds strong

... contract was at 94.44, compared to 94.42. The Australian share market remained firmer at noon after a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 10.7 points higher at 3298.4, while the all ordinaries was ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; market slow

... contract dropped six points to 3299 - a four point premium to the underlying index - on a volume of 4,058 contracts. On Wall Street, stocks slumped on Friday as disappointing business forecasts from companies such as online auctioneer Ebay Inc led investors ...

Midday Market Wrap: Resources pull back

The Australian share market remained weaker at noon, following a lacklustre session on Wall Street overnight. Resources stocks have pulled back from yesterday's gains while some banking stocks have gained ground in the overall weaker market. At 1200 ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Resources push market despite Wall Street falls

The Australian share market ignored the fall on Wall Street overnight and closed higher today pushed up by strength in resources. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 11.4 points higher at 3295.1 while the all ordinaries index was 10.4 points stronger ...

Morning Market Wrap: Lacklustre lead from US; Dollar starts strong

... second day in a row. In TOKYO, Japan's Nikkei average ended up over two per cent on Friday as investors, cheered by Wall Street's rally and a temporary stalling of the yen's rise, bought recently sluggish tech shares and sent bank shares like Resona ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Stronger employment figures push ASX to highs

... steady at a 13-year low of 5.8 per cent in October. The good news more than offset the negative effects of falls on Wall Street overnight as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of next week's flood of earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar up after employment announcements

... and the three-year contract was steady at 94.69 per cent. A better than expected five-year note auction, an end to Wall Street's short winning streak and some comments from US Federal Reserve members supported the US market. A supply of $16 billion five-year ...

Morning Market Wrap:End of winning streak; dollar sets fresh high

... break through and eventually head to $NZ1.18. In NEW YORK, Stocks fell, snapping a five-session string of gains, as Wall Street awaited next week's full flood of earnings reports and searched for clues on the outlook for corporate America. With scant ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Banking sector strong after interest rate decision

... Morgans client adviser Margaret Morrissey said the combination of the RBA's "steady as she goes" approach and a lift on Wall Street overnight inspired the domestic market. "The market is doing a little catching up," she said. The RBA today left its official ...