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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... index futures contract was five points lower at 4,353 points, with 8,889 contracts traded. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said losses on Wall Street and European bourses had not heavily influenced the domestic market on Tuesday. "They haven't ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... local session. There were about six stocks up for every five that had fallen at the open. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said it was an encouraging sign the local market was up 0.2 per cent in early trade despite an indifferent lead from Wall ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... index futures contract was 15 points higher at 4,355 points, with 9,402 contracts traded. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said traders were staying on the sidelines so far in a quiet start to the last day of the trading week. "This is Friday. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... firmer at noon - BHP had advanced 62 cents to $35.82 and Rio Tinto was up $1.20 at $67.77. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the market has been trading sideways since August 2011 and the strong rise at the open indicated some investors may ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... yet avoid a financial catastrophe. "We're getting some punch after the pinch," Bell Potter Brisbane senior adviser Stuart Smith said. "The trade surplus is higher than expected, which will be a boon for our resources companies." At 1203 AEDT on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... mood. "We seem to have taken exception to comments by some investment banks in the US," Bell Potter client adviser Stuart Smith said. "There's also more concerns about funding for our banks after (Commonwealth Bank) paid above the odds for their covered ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... initiatives from a number of central banks to lower short-term borrowing rates to banks. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the offshore rally had been the catalyst for the local market. The positive start had pushed the Australian bourse through ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... market opened up more than one per cent, but had dropped about 20 points by noon (AEDT). Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said buyers may not want to carry risk through the weekend. He said that after Thursday's big surge some investors would ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... firmer, but eased back in morning trade amid lacklustre trading volumes. "It's very quiet," Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said. "The private investors are already committed and they are just sitting there spectating and thankful that the market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... morning, with big market contributors in the mining and financial sector leading the way. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the investors welcomed CBA's full year profit result, which he said beat expectations and lifted the mood on the market. ...