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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
Australia's share market has opened slightly lower, with the major banks lower and the big miners mixed. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said there had been a lack of major corporate or economic news to drive the market all week. "This ...

Bullish sentiment at 4-year high, expect zero return in six months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
So far so good. The men and women of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) must be giving each other high fives (and down lows) at their success. In spite of the daily ups and downs, it appears to they've been able to wean Wall Street off of QE ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher on the back of modest gains in European and US stocks overnight. The December share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,452. Wall Street and European stocks are slightly higher ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
Australia's share market is weaker as declining iron ore prices hit the big miners. Gold and base metals rose during the London trading session but it was concern about iron ore falling below $US75 a tonne which hit BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, Patersons ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a subdued performance on Wall Street with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500 flat in late afternoon trading. At 0905 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street. At 0823 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,553. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
The Australian share market is lower as investors sell out of the major banks. CMC markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said Westpac, which was trading ex-dividend on Monday, was the biggest drag on the bourse. "Bank ex-dividends are part ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500 reached record highs for the third session in a row. At 0807 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down three points at ...

market wrap PM

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher on positive leads from Wall Street but it's under pressure as two major banks go ex-dividend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 again closed at record highs overnight, for the second ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Australian shares look set to open higher following strong gains on international markets after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi signalled possible further stimulus measures and positive US jobs figures. At 0834 AEST on Friday, the December ...