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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... Richard Morrow, said today's gains were most likely the result of short-covering amongst investors following the surge on US indices. "It's a knee jerk reaction to the massive rise in US shares overnight," Mr Morrow said. "It smells of some very, very ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... Australian stock market has received a positive lead from Wall Street, despite the turmoil in the financial sector. Major US indices finished over one per cent higher, although gold, silver, oil and copper were down. At 0737 AEST, the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... expected to open marginally higher today after the return of volatility on Wall Street overnight, with all three major US indices see-sawing their way to positive closes. At 0748 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket remained on positive ground at noon after US indices finished higher and local banking stocks and big miners lifted. By 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 58 points to 6539.4 and the All Ordinaries firmed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... its biggest one-day percentage advance in 10 months. LONDON - Britain's leading shares ended up 1.35 per cent after US indices traded higher as investors on both sides of the Atlantic welcomed the Federal Reserve's reassurance on the world's largest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... and the Nasdaq dropped 0.7 per cent. LONDON - Britain's index of leading shares suffered a fall on Friday after the US indices also took a hit, but gains for financial services group Friends Provident helped to soften the blow. The FTSE 100 closed down ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... The US market has been expecting an interest-rate cut to encourage economic growth later in the year. All the major US indices fell after both the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 Index had hit intra-day trading records. The Dow ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory helped by a gains in US indices and higher prices for industrial metals. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0907 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up six points at 5,432. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2006
... Commission commissioner Ed Willett speaking in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks rose as strong earnings boosted all three US indices, helping to offset yesterday's losses. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 65.32 points at 11,058.73. The Standard & ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2004
... open to a bot of profit taking today as broadly unchanged US markets offer little direction for the local bourse. The US indices were slightly weaker across the board overnight and this, coupled with record closing highs on the Australian indices yesterday ...