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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a strong, positive lead from Wall Street this morning, although share price index futures contracts were trading down in Sydney. At 0747 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by the financial sector after news that the US government would take over troubled mortgage institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had added 187 points, or ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (8 - 12 Sep 2008) The financial market volatility of the previous months spilled over into September. Weakening economic growth, falling commodity prices and political uncertainty in the US -- government is on hold until the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a weak lead from overseas markets, with Wall Street ending mixed on Friday and commodities lower. At 0736 AEST, however, the September share price index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Australian share market was over two per cent lower at noon, led by the banks, after US stocks dropped overnight on renewed concerns about the economy. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 102.9 points, or 2.07 per cent, to 4,876.6, while ...

ASFA appoints policy director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed former BT Financial Group director, Melinda Howes to director of policy and industry practice. Prior to this appointment, Howes worked at the fund manager as director of superannuation ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Here we go again. If the overnight performance of the European and US stockmarkets are anything to go by, Asian and Australian equities are in for another rough trading day. Wall Street and European bourses tumbled last night as fears of a global slowdown ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market is likely to fall today after equities in the US slumped overnight on renewed concerns about the economy, as reports showed retail sales and employment are weakening. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September  ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market was down at noon, with energy and mining stocks lower on the back of falling oil and gold prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 45.1 points, or 0.9 per cent to 5014.9, while the broader All Ordinaries lost ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market may rise slightly today after US equities were mixed but little changed overnight and commodities, too, were mixed, with oil and gold falling and copper gaining. At 0707 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September  ...