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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Australian stocks had made respectable gains by midday today following a modest lead from Wall St's Friday close and mixed metal prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 88.5 points higher at 6550.3, while the All Ordinaries gained 87.2 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The Australian stockmarket had made solid gains by midday today pushed up by financial stocks after confidence returned to Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 77.8 points higher at 6593 while the All Ordinaries gained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... back to being flat, driven by Woodside, and was probably just a bit oversold yesterday," Mr Wacher said. "Another down day today would have really hurt the sector." Mr Wacher said the share prices of rivals Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton continued to see-saw ...

Markets shake rattle and roll

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... more than US$1 trillion. PetroChina shares have tripled in value and were up as much as 191 per cent at one point. Cup day today should make for a lazy afternoon on the local markets and especially with such short odds on an RBA interest rate rise.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... Heffernan said the banks are being tarred by the North Rock incident in the United Kingdom. "It is a bit of a red letter day today. I can't really see a spot of green," Heffernan said. "We are down 1.3 per cent (at 1145 AEST), which is a pretty sizeable ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... would expect really given the very strong performance on American markets last night... You've got to expect a good day today, and we are having one." He said the interest rate rise expected tomorrow should not have too big an impact on the market, because ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... being fuelled by the higher commodity prices, even though US markets were down overnight. "It has been a pretty strong day today even though the Dow was off. There have been a lot of company reports out, but they have been a mixed bag," he said. "Gold ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... resource prices and strength among the banking stocks was driving the market today. "The market is certainly having a good day today, on the back of a stronger day yesterday," Mr Russell said. "Commodity prices are all a bit firmer and that's been reflected ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open little changed after a flat lead from Wall Street on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0729 AEST, the September share price index contract was up one point at 4,917. Today, Argo Investments Ltd posts its ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... offering. The Hang Seng index ended lower by 167.80 points at 17,133.99. WELLINGTON - The share market had a strong day today, rising 0.6 per cent despite lead stock Telecom remaining under the cosh with a 2.44 per cent fall. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross ...