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Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher following gains in commodity prices overnight. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,641. In overnight trade, iron ore prices were up 1.9 per ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower following sharp losses on Wall Street. At 0650 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 5,748. Wall Street stocks fell one per cent on a strengthening US ...

RBA minutes lift stock market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market has picked up after a poor start and is relatively flat, after the Reserve Bank signalled that it remains open to further cuts to interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse had swung upwards ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open lower, following a flat lead from Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,682. Locally on Thursday, Westfield Corporation holds its annual ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market is higher, boosted by energy and retail stocks. "The energy sector is certainly the stand-out early in the session on some gains in the oil prices overnight," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said Woodside Petroleum ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market has bounced back after five consecutive days of falls, helped by gains in banking and mining shares. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the market is doing surprisingly well. "We have seen iron ore ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market has bounced back from last week's losses as news of further economic stimulus in China helps lift commodity prices. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the market was around half a per cent higher, with ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The Australian stock market is flat with energy stocks weaker on heavy oil price falls. In early trade on Thursday, mining and energy stocks had given up most of Wednesday's strong gains, IG market strategist Evan Lucas said. And, he said, there was ...

Rebalancing almost leads to accidental takeover bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... occurred on March 20 after more than 8.6 million shares in Monadelphous were purchased by BlackRock. Under Australian stock market rules, once an investor acquires more than 20% it must make an offer for the whole company. Fortunately BlackRock avoided ...