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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was mixed at noon as bargain hunters snapped up banking shares, hurt by a loss of confidence in key US mortgage finance firms Freddie Mac and Fannie May. But big miners weakened on lower commodity prices, with energy stocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks sank on lingering concerns about the health of the US financial system, fanned by troubles at large mortgage financiers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Local energy stocks are expected ...

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Many familiar names and a handful of boutique funds are named among the finalists of this year's 2008 Standard & Poor's Fund Awards. Standard & Poor's Fund Services, together with national newspaper The Australian, are awarding outstanding fund managers ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was over one per cent lower at noon, led by the big banks, after US stocks slipped on lingering concerns about the health of the financial system. Energy stocks and some of the gold miners were bright spots on the market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks slipped on lingering concerns about the health of the financial system. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract lost 37 points, or 0.75 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Australian shares were lower at noon, led by miners and property trusts, on concerns the global economy is slowing amid a tightening of credit and rising energy prices. The market recovered some of the earlier losses as gold and energy stocks gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after Wall St fell over one per cent on Friday. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract lost 74 points, or 1.49 per cent, to 4,880. Today, the Australian ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
Macroeconomic indicators set for release this week are not expected to deviate from the ongoing global theme of slowing growth and higher inflation. Australia Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens address on the "Challenges for Economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
The Australian share market had nudged into the black at noon, driven by a stronger resources sector following higher base metals prices overnight that helped offset weakness from banking stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.2 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today after US equities gained overnight on reports Dow Chemical will takeover a rival firm and a better-than-expected sales report from retail titan Wal-Mart. Gains in the gold and oil price overnight ...