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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher, despite a dip in US markets on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0727 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up seven points at 5,436. Today, the ANZ Job Advertisement series ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The recent uplift in consumer sentiment as measured by the Westpac survey has not been transferred into much buoyancy in retail sales, as indicated by the ABS monthly release of the data yesterday. Retail sales grew by just 0.1 per cent in seasonally ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The Australian stock market was marginally higher at noon with a handful of stocks propping up the bourse. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 5.2 points higher to 5414.6, while the all ordinaries gained 4.5 points to 5381.6. On the Sydney ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as a negative lead from Wall Street is softened by higher metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down seven points at 5,396. Today ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Australian stocks were lower at midday as banks and resources lead the market lower after good performances earlier in the week. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 30.6 points at 5385.8, while the all ordinaries fell 28 points to 5355.6. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open down after rising to a record yesterday on weaker base metal prices and a negative lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0731 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down 14 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
The release of the financial aggregates data for September by the RBA yesterday showed that borrowing by businesses and households has slowed in line with expectations as the cost of capital has moved up a couple of times during the last year and is ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
Banks and mining companies were shoring up the Australian share market at noon, spurred on by the banks' annual results season and a rebound in commodity prices. St.George reported a $1 billon plus result this morning, slightly above market consensus ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher as strong base metal prices more than offset a negative lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0745 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up 14 points at 5,375. Today ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was weaker at noon with profit taking and losses by the big miners dragging the market down. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 11.1 points to 5388.3, while the all ordinaries fell 11.6 points to 5356.1. On ...