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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon, buoyed by the banking sector but weighed by resources. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 5.9 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4337.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 5.8 ...

Chartwell execs face criminal charges

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Two executives of Chartwell Enterprises are facing a combined 243 charges brought by ASIC for the $60 million collapse of the Geelong-based investment firm. Queensland police yesterday arrested the former executive of collapsed investment firm Chartwell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red after US stocks fell overnight on a recurrence of investor anxiety about the US economy. Lower oil, silver and copper prices are expected to weigh on the local bourse, too, although gold rose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket had dipped into the red at noon, pulled down by resources but supported by the banks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 2.9 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 4301.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... plunge in 21 years." Still unconvinced? Bloomberg adds its data show that US equities lose the most in the month of September -- with the S&P 500 index falling by 1.3 per cent on average since 1928. The index fell by 9.1 per cent last September. Seventy-eight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a weak lead from US equities, which dipped on profit-taking after a four-week rally. Lower oil and metals prices are expected to weigh on the local bourse, too. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket has risen almost one per cent to trade at a fresh 10-month high at noon, led by property stocks, on more signs the US economy may be pulling out of recession. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 40.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Monday, boosted by better than expected US employment data that added to signs that the world's largest economy is pulling out of recession. Silver and copper prices were higher, while gold and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon dragged down by the resources sector after commodity prices fell overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 38.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4287.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Friday, after US equities declined on a rise in people continuing to claim unemployment benefits and lacklustre sales figures from major retailers. Oil and metals also were lower. At 0714 AEST ...