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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
The Australian share market is lower, following a share sell-off on Wall Street overnight. The local market is taking its lead from the US, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.4 per cent amid weaker construction figures and confirmation of ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... down 2.5%); the S&P 500 fell 1.3%; the Nasdaq's off 1.6% and the Russell 2000's now in correction land with its 1.5% overnight decline marking a 10.2% drop from its March high. We know what usually happens when Wall Street suffers a (relatively) big ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... Aussie dollar weakness, a fall in commodity prices and soft leads from US equities. Wall Street stocks finished lower overnight after a monthly US consumer confidence index fell for the first time in four months due to mounting concerns about the jobs ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The Australian Stock market is sharply lower, following a big selloff on Wall Street overnight. The market is around one per cent lower, with losses across the board, and especially in resources stocks. Wall Street fell heavily overnight, with the Dow ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... overseas investors are thinking in a much more positive light," he said. "That had positive ramifications on the futures overnight, and it's having a positive effect on our market as well. "That global momentum seems to be pushing up." Mr Weston said ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... those gains evaporated on Wednesday after weaker than expected European manufacturing data dragged US markets lower overnight and another fall in the iron ore price, Bell Direct equities analyst Leanne Jones said. "The market is under pressure yet again ...

Flatline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... slip by today to take it back to square one - where it was at the start of 2014. Given the lead from offshore markets overnight - the S&P 500 dropped by 0.8%, the Euro Stoxx 600 drooped by 0.5%, the FTSE-100 declined by 0.9% -- investors might just be ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following strong leads from Wall Street overnight. At the open on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 12.5 points, or 0.23 per cent, higher at 5,428.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher, with solid gains on Wall Street overnight. The December share price index futures contract is up 30 points at 5,432. The Dow and S&P 500 have bolted to fresh records on continued momentum from Wednesday's ...