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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket has opened 0.3 per cent higher, led by stocks with US operations and wealth managers, after the US unemployment rate declined unexpectedly. At 1017 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.4 points, or 0.31 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open moderately higher after equities in the US and Europe gained on a report that showed job cuts in the US slowed sharply in November. At 0749 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was more than one per cent lower at noon, in a broad-based declined led by the miners, after the US market declined overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 56.9 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 4,717.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas trading overnight, with Wall Street indices flat, precious metals mixed and oil flat. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 34 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon, led by smaller commodity companies, discretionary retailers and media stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 4,782.4, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received flat leads from Wall Street securities overnight, although metals were higher. Oil was lower, however. At 0759 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was six points higher ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost 1.5 per cent higher after strong leads from world markets and gains in commodity prices. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 70.3 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,789.3, while the broader All ...

Australians as Asians

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
So that's why the RBA raised interest rates...again! Australia is an Asian country.The Age reports that "a Lowy Institute poll of Chinese public opinion on world affairs, to be released today, shows Australia is accepted as an Asian nation, with an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory after gains on Wall Street and European markets overnight. At 0710 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 57 points higher at 4,784. There ...

GuildSuper cuts fees, boosts insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
GuildSuper is introducing a tiered fee structure and lowering fees for members, while upgrading its death and TPD insurance. GuildSuper, which is owned by Guild Financial Services, has improved members' insurance cover by providing better levels of ...