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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Australian share market remained in positive territory at noon following last night's takeover bid by miner BHP Billiton for rival Rio Tinto. At 1219 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.9 points to 6559.5 while the All Ordinaries was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open trading higher this morning, with anticipated impact on the mining sector after BHP Billiton last night announced it had made a STG120 billion ($A272.05 billion) takeover bid for Rio Tinto. If successful ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
The Australian share market remained lower at noon, carrying on the morning's trend, which was triggered by steep Wall Street falls and lower base metal prices overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 161.8 points or 2.42 per cent ...

Sub-prime chewing up financials

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
While the sub-prime mortgage monster continues gnawing away at financial stocks, oil is boiling towards $100 a barrel and China is snatching wads of its foreign cash reserves away from the green back. The US financial sector is still suffering a sub-prime-mauling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to begin today's trade lower, with Wall Street down in afternoon trade and metal prices also down overnight. At 0819 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 138 points to 6549. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Australian shares continued to trade in the black at noon, following a strong lead from the US overnight as oil prices rose to a record high of more than $US97 a barrel and gold hit a 27-year high. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 55.3 ...

Pass the paracetamol

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
As nabCapital's Robert Henderson puts it, "those post-Melbourne Cup day hang-overs are about to get a lot worse for mortgage holders", and there is still a good chance of more interest rate headaches over Christmas. The Reserve Bank of Australia in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open higher this morning, as the New York market looks set to end on a positive note, the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision on interest rates is announced, and base metal prices in London were higher overnight. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
Australian shares were higher at noon on thin trading because of Melbourne Cup Day. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 60.9 points higher to 6643.2, while the All Ordinaries was 52.4 points stronger to 6672.5. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly on the positive side this morning, on the eve of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision and despite losses on Wall Street. At 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December  ...