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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... higher, following gains on Wall Street. Patersons Securities economist Tony Farnham said the gains in US markets on Friday night meant local stocks were starting on the front foot. Wall Street bounced back on Friday, a day after selloffs in the wake ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... Tinto was up eight cents to $59.73, and Fortescue Metals had fallen seven cents to $4.58. Investors are waiting for Friday night's US job figures and Chinese trade figures, due at the weekend.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... strategist Michael McCarthy said local investors had shown a weak reaction to strong US jobs figures released on Friday night. Investors were also considering local building approvals figures and waiting for the latest manufacturing figures from China. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... market moving news and investors were looking ahead to the release of closely-watched US non-farm payrolls figures on Friday night (AEST). "I expect to see pretty flat trade today. There aren't any major drivers in the market," he said. The big four ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... drive. Investors are hoping for inspiration from US non-farm payrolls employment data for March, to be release on Friday night, or the announcement of additional economic stimulus measures from China, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "Investors ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... to a recent sell off on Wall Street. Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average took a near two per cent slide on Friday night and a further, albeit smaller, selloff on Monday night. All sectors of the local market showed weakness at the start of trading ...

That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... their quants yet. The speculation "du jour" is that a December taper becomes a clear, real and present danger should Friday night's US non-farm payrolls report shows that the economy added more than the magic number of 200K last month. It's gonna be ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have jumped to fresh five-year highs in response to gains on global stock markets on Friday night. The local market has climbed more than half a per cent to its higher level since mid 2008. "It looks like a good firm opening and that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... from news China's central bank will give lenders more control to set interest rates. The People's Bank of China on Friday night (AEST) said banks would now be allowed to set their own lending rates, in a move many hope will provide some stimulus for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... to strong growth. The market is about half a per cent lower, which follows similar-sized losses on Wall Street on Friday night. Comments from China's president Xi Jinping over the weekend have concerned some investors about the rate of economic growth ...