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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street amid optimism that a bailout extension deal will be reached between Greece and its creditors. At 0857 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up ...

Grexit not Greek to Brits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... (at the very least). Perhaps, it's because the latest no deal news was announced after European markets closed and Wall Street's celebrating their President's Day. We'll be able to see a clearer picture of market reaction to the collapsed talks tomorrow. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... 5,888.7 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 14 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 5,849.5 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the Presidents Day public holiday. LONDON - European stocks closed slightly off as investors awaited the outcome ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... opened higher as investors welcomed Rio Tinto's profit growth and massive return to investors. A strong lead from Wall Street, rising commodity prices and optimism driven by a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine also boosted investor sentiment. "We've got ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a weak lead from Wall Street amid growing concerns of a Greek debt default. At 0828 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,753. In a rousing policy ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... financial markets are now saying the Fed's mid-year lift-off is back on track. But as Jon Hilsenrath writes in the 'Wall Street Journal' (WSJ), "The strong January jobs report increases the odds, but doesn't guarantee, that they will drop the "patient" ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite Wall Street losing ground after US stocks initially lifted on good jobs figures. At 0813 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up six points points at 5,758. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street on the back of rebounding oil prices. At 0837 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,794. In local economic news on Friday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat, following a weaker lead from Wall Street with US stocks fluctuating as oil prices again fall. At 0836 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,716. In local ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... highest since May 2008. But Tokyo stocks slipped 1.27 per cent as a pick-up in the yen hit exporters, overshadowing Wall Street's strong lead and a rally in energy shares. The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday fell 222.19 points ...