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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market made further losses by noon on Friday, following disappointing company reports. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 27 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4,497.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index had dropped ...

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
Just as Queensland boxer Paul Briggs gave up too easily after Danny Green grazed his forehead 29 seconds in the first round of their IBO cruiserweight world title showdown last night, so it was for Wall Street. No Virginia, it didn't take as short as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
Australian markets have received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0744 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 16 points lower at 4,429. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
It was another ho-hum moment on Wall Street overnight. The Dow went down less than 1 per cent, then up less than 1 per cent, then closed 0.1 per cent higher. The same goes for the S&P 500 index... well, almost. It went down less than 1 per cent, up ...

SG lift costs super $700bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
The superannuation funds industry's celebrations over winning their battle for more SG would be more subdued if they factored in how the Henry Review's original tax reform proposals would have added an extra $700 billion to their coffers, reveals new ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Australian shares are set to continue modest falls on Tuesday, although volumes are expected to be low at the open with no lead from major overseas markets due to public holidays. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Contagion has already happened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
Darn! Should have bought instead of sold yesterday! This will be that all too familiar refrain from many market pundits who got swept away from the sensationalisation of the Greece. Worse, others -- like US Marines -- just followed the crowd. As in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
The Australian stock market likely to open stronger following a mostly positive lead from Wall Street overnight. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 33 points higher at 4,947 points. In economics news ...

Land of the free money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Fed feeds equity market fervour. If you look at today's headlines, this is the message the various financial news services are trying to convey. "Wall St ends on 17-month high as rates hold" was Reuters' headline. Bloomberg had "U.S. Stocks Rise as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street and crude oil finishing higher, but precious and base metals prices were weaker. At 0827 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...