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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... market has opened higher after markets in the United States and Europe lifted on Friday. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local bourse had made a positive start. "It's quite a positive start given a pretty modest lead from US markets and ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... Bank shares were down 49 cents to $81.20 in early trading despite its record result. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the bank's headline result had not met market expectations. "The market is a little bit lower... because of the Commonwealth ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... withdrew an estimated $US80 billion ($A86.56 billion) bid to acquire Time Warner. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market had opened higher than expected on Thursday. "We are starting to divorce ourselves a little bit ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... with anticipation the US central bank is signalling the beginning of its rate hiking cycle. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner said differences of opinion about when the rate increase will occur have narrowed to a matter of months. "The market appears ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... earnings reports. The weak lead from the US had set a soft tone for Monday morning, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.72 per cent while the broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.48 per cent on Friday ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... Asian markets also finished stronger ahead of Chinese growth data to be released this week. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner expected the data to confirm positive sentiment in the market. "I think the market has however got a pretty good sense the ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... Asian markets also finished stronger ahead of Chinese growth data to be released this week. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner expected the data to confirm positive sentiment in the market. "I think the market has however got a pretty good sense the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Europe. The gains have been broad based, with healthcare and gold stocks the best performers. IG chief market analyst Ric Spooner said trading was quiet without any major developments driving the market. Investors will be influenced by a deluge of quarterly ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... leads from the US to take profits as the 2013-14 financial year comes to an end, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "It's possible we may be seeing a bit of book squaring at the end of the financial year," he said. "There are also a lot ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... weak consumer sentiment and a stubbornly high Australian dollar were hurting the market, CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said. Two consumer confidence indexes released on Wednesday morning show sentiment remains low since the handing down of a ...