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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... report. The Australian share market continued its losing streak yesterday, falling almost one per cent after the financial sector fell on concerns about ANZ Bank's increased debt provisions. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 48.4 points, or 0.97 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... Commerce in Australia lunch. Yesterday, the Australian share market closed in the black, driven by a stronger financial sector, but weaker resource stocks capped the bourse's gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.8 points or 0.76 per cent to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... respectively. Yesterday, the Australian share market closed almost two per cent higher following strong gains from the financial sector after a positive lead from Wall Street on Tuesday. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 99.7 points, or 1.99 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
The Australian equities market was trading higher at midday led by improved sentiment toward the financial sector after Wall Street closed up more than one per cent overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 77.4 points, or 1.55 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. Stocks initially fell on uneasiness about the continuing impact of the housing ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
The Australian equities market powered ahead at noon as rising optimism about the troubled US financial sector helped boost local banking stocks. At 1205 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had spiked 154.5 points, or 3.18 per cent, to 4994.4, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... higher after US stocks closed on a fairly positive note on Friday following investor optimism about the troubled financial sector. At 0812 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract gained 59 points, or 1.22 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... 1.26 per cent, to 4,112.45 TOKYO - Japanese share prices ended narrowly mixed on Wednesday as problems in the US financial sector continued to weigh on sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index rose 6.24 points to 12,760.80 HONG KONG - Hong Kong share ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... not want to lower rates from 2 percent currently, the renewed tightening in credit conditions, problems in the financial sector and the slowing economy might force the Fed to ease before the year is over. In other news, the Bank of Japan left interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... with sentiment weighed down by the financial woes of US banks and finance firms. Trading remained volatile as financial sector as investors lost confidence in a government rescue package for giant mortgage-financing firms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...