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Share market rallies on Murray report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The share market is stronger, with banks rallying on the Financial System Inquiry's recommendation that banks hold more capital. Shares in the major banks and the small regional players are firmer, a day after former Commonwealth Bank boss David Murray's ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's Dow and S&P 500 reached fresh record highs on good jobs figures. At 0748 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,360. The Dow closed just ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... point since August 2012. HONG KONG - Asian markets rallied for a third straight day following another record close on Wall St, as investors cheered an upbeat report on the economy from the US central bank. Tokyo rose 0.94 per cent, or 166.78 points ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street made moderate gains as energy and commodity shares rallied while data boosted confidence in the economy. At 0844 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is slightly higher in the wake of Wall Street gains but falls in oil, gold and iron ore prices. IG market strategist Stan Shamu says the market is lacking a catalyst to trade much higher. "The only major development from ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell on poor Black Friday sales and a China manufacturing slowdown. At 0819 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,227. US sales came in less ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The share market is weaker as another fall in oil prices hits energy stocks. The Brent price of crude oil has touched a fresh four-and-a-half year low after OPEC nations shied away from cutting production to deal with a global oversupply. "The price ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after the OPEC oil cartel decided not to cut output despite a supply gut and falling crude prices. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 5,397. Wall ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a lacklustre performance on Wall Street after the release of disappointing economic data. At 0908 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was unchanged at 5,407. The US ...

Big yawn on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The biggest developed economy in the world growing at a revised annualised rate of 3.9% (from an initial guess of 3.5%) in the third quarter and Wall Street gives it a big gaping yawn? What gives? The tale of the Wall Street tape showed the S&P 500 ...