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Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following stronger-than-expected jobs figures and as caution grew ahead of the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed lead from the US where stocks gave up early gains on firm bank earnings and a rise in consumer confidence on Friday with worries about the new earnings season clouding optimism. At 0745 AEDT ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after the US bourses closed mixed following data showing the US manufacturing sector contracted for the third straight month. At 0830 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after weaker-than-expected US jobs figures. At 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 14 points at 4,111. In economic news on Monday, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
An estimated $23 billion has been wiped of the Australian share market as it fell further in intra-day trading. At noon the benchmark index remained below 4,000 points amid widespread selling on disappointing US and European economic news. At 1200 AEST ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of Wall Street which ended its last session down on weak jobs data. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 51 points at 4,340. In economic news on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened one per cent lower as investors reacted to weak US jobs figures released at the start of easter break. At 1016 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 40.1 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 4,279.7 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has fallen while trading within a tight range ahead of a key Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate decision. At 1200 AEDT on Tuesday, the local currency was trading at 107.15, down from 107.25 on Monday afternoon. From ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open up after closing higher on Monday but following a dismay showing on Wall Street overnight. At 0824 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 4,271. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
Australian shares have opened almost 1.5 per cent higher after the release of better-than-expected US jobs figures. The Wall Street rallied on Friday after official figures showed the US unemployment rate fell from 8.5 per cent in December to 8.3 per ...