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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... Thank you very much', dump more of our stock and take it back home to protect their own markets." In the US overnight, stocks dropped for a third consecutive session after Federal Reserve officials cast doubt on the outlook for more interest rate cuts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas. Stocks on Wall Street overnight rallied, then fell again on disappointing sales figures from Macy's Inc and a warning by a Federal Reserve official that inflation was still a key concern. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
Banking stocks mostly were lower with ANZ Bank shedding 68 cents to $25.72, Commonwealth Bank down 47 cents to $49.35 and NAB down 44 cents to $33.20. Westpac lost 36 cents to $25.54. The spot price of gold was $US888.20 per fine ounce at 1210 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following declines in US stocks overnight as concerns about a US recession escalated. In London, base metal prices were weaker. At 0713 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... target Rio Tinto, which fell 35 cents to $127.76. Predator BHP Billiton was up 43 cents to $39.75. In the US overnight, stocks fell after brokerages downgraded banks and credit card companies amid signs that consumers are falling behind on debt repayments. ...

Power up on low emission stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
Fundamentally sound low-emission utility stocks represent good value following stock market corrections, according to Bakers Investment Group. Jeremy Baker, joint-managing director at Bakers Investment Group, said the company's AltexRed Index, which ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following declines in US stocks overnight. In London, base metal prices mostly were weaker. At 0646 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 72 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... Friday following a solid lead from Wall Street, higher prices for base metals, and investors searching for high-yielding stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 192.6 points, or 3.41 per cent, at 5842.9, while the broader All Ordinaries lifted 185.3 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... of the strength in the market today, with BHP and Rio up considerably. "A lot of the index move is coming from those two stocks," he added. "There's still a lot of volatility around, some pretty big intraday swings." At 1203 AEDT, Rio Tinto was up 65 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... 0.56 per cent, to 5,650.3 and the broader All Ordinaries gained 31.7 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 5,697. NEW YORK - US stocks rose overnight after executives of MBIA Inc, the world's largest bond insurer, offered reassurances about the company's outlook ...