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Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... risen following a wave of mostly solid US data and a fresh confirmation of that the European Central Bank's economic stimulus program will continue. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 64.33 points (0.36 per cent) on Wednesday to 18,076.27. The ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... rose 0.26 per cent at 7,031.72 points, boosted by gains to share prices of heavyweight miners that rallied on Chinese stimulus hopes. "Eurozone indices have struggled... weighed down by Greek debt concerns," said Kash Kamal, research analyst at Sucden ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... hunters piled into most of the major banks, and the big miners found support from investors betting on further economic stimulus measures in China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 52 points, or 0.93 per cent, to 5,662.3 points, and the broader All ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Bargain hunters have pushed the share market higher as investors bet on further stimulus measures in China. Options XPress analyst Ben Le Brun said all sectors were performing strongly. "Buyers are coming in to support these levels,"A Le Brun said. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... have rallied after an ECB executive board member signalled that the Euro zone central bank would temporarily ramp up its stimulus program. The benchmark CAC 40 index of top companies in Paris soared 2.09 per cent to close at 5,117.30 points on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... down, losing steam after an early rally on the back of European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's vow to continue its stimulus program for "as long as needed" to stabilise prices. The mood of investors turned sour in afternoon trading on continuing worries ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market has bounced back from last week's losses as news of further economic stimulus in China helps lift commodity prices. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the market was around half a per cent higher, with ...

Next stop: US payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... grown and the Fed won't raise rates because they can't... They won't hike in June or in September and we will get another stimulus package." (Economist Peter Schiff) The only "masters" Reuters quoted as thinking it will come this year are "Gregory Fleming ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... there's not a whole lot of growth currently in the market. China is slowing down. What we have there is huge monetary stimulus which is causing this stock market semi-bubble," he said. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have retreated, as offshore weakness ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... on Wednesday. LONDON - Eurozone stocks have tumbled on fears of an early end to the European Central Bank's economic stimulus program and a spike in tensions over the Greek crisis. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index tumbled 2.51 per cent to 11,327.68 points on ...