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Sentiment stable as San Andreas fault

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... The S&P/ASX 200 rose 96.70 points, or 1.6 per cent to 6185.20, thanks to strength in the big miners and banks, with 168 stocks rising, 28 falling, and five remaining steady. A big contributor to this performance was global miner BHP Billiton, whose shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended down 1.9 per cent ending six days of consecutive closing highs as banking stocks weighed with global credit fears remaining. The UK's main index ended 117.9 points lower at 6,102.2 as jittery investors returned ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... said. "The market is a little softer today, although not dramatically. "The banks are marginally softer after financial stocks were weaker in the US on a small renewal of the housing sector problems overnight, which saw the Dow close down about 50 points." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open softer today, after a soft performance in New York, as US stocks fell after data showed the number of unsold homes reached its highest level in more than 15 years in July, fanning concerns about housing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... September price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks ended higher on Friday following upbeat data on home sales and durable goods orders, relieving anxiety about the economy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... Australian sharemarket opened lower today after comments by the largest US mortgage company on the economic outlook drove stocks down in New York. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had lost 38.9 points to 6120.8, and the all ordinaries was ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... sharemarket is expected to open lower today after comments by the largest US mortgage company on the economic outlook drove stocks down in New York. At 0753 AEST, the September Share Price Index on the Sydney futures exchange was down 36 points to 6149. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... other reports that have been quite positive across different industries, such as Babcock & Brown. It's been one of the stocks that have been sold heavily in recent weeks because it was embroiled somewhat with the sub-prime mortgage story." Mr Whiting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... September price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US stocks rose overnight as investors increased their interest in the equities market, with credit markets stabilising and takeover ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... companies such as CSL and Brambles and it's waiting for BHP's results, which will be out later today." Klusman said energy stocks and non-bank financials were driving the market. "There are not many drivers in the market today. It's getting a little ...