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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
The Australian share market at noon on Friday was higher, led by the resources and materials sector, following a decision by the US central bank to keep interest rates low for longer. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 29.4 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Australian shares climb after market-beating results from Apple helped bourses shrug off growing concerns that Greece may default on its debt. European and Wall Street fell overnight after eurozone officials rejected a final offer from the Greece's ...

Forecasts shmorecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
We're doomed (again)! Oh-em-gee! "IMF slashes growth forecasts!" This was the last piece of news I saw before I went to bed last night and started snoring. Yeah, yeah I thought. Sure, sure. Somehow it didn't give me the same nerve-wracking punch that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat after a game of brinkmanship between European leaders and Greek bondholders drove the region's stock markets lower as investors worried that a deal needed to cut Athens' mountain of debt might fall ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
Australian shares have stayed in positive territory as hopes for a debt deal with Greece buoyed European shares and rising commodity prices boosted miners and energy companies. Energy stocks led the push higher, adding 0.7 per cent after news that the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 4,208. No major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, Newcrest Mining and Aquarius Platinum give ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The Australian stock market at noon on Monday was slightly lower as investors awaited news on the Greek debt situation. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 7.4 points, or 0.17 per cent, weaker at 4,232.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat or weaker in the absence of strong leads from the US and Europe. At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,213. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Australian shares have added one per cent in early trading as successful debt auctions in Europe and more positive bank earnings in the US buoy optimism. Energy and resources jumped after yields on Spanish bonds contracted sharply in its latest bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead. At 0756 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 28 points at 4,225. No major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia ...