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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Australian stocks are lower after the US Federal Reserve's decision to further taper its stimulus program added to investor concerns about the decline in emerging markets. Investors have been pulling out of emerging markets in recent weeks as the US ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
The sharemarket is higher after Turkey's move to head off a potential domestic crisis boosted global investor confidence and dampened fears about troubles in emerging markets. A major drag on equities recently has been concerns about a slowdown in emerging ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker, following surprisingly weak Chinese manufacturing data. The HSBC purchasing managers' index on Thursday showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a six-month low in January, with a reading of 49.6, down from December's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
The share market is slightly lower due partly to a mixed lead from overseas markets and low trading volumes. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said there was little to drive activity on Thursday, with no major economic data releases ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker as lower-than-expected production volumes from global mining giant BHP Billiton weigh down the overall market. BHP, the second largest company on the Australian share market, announced iron ore production of 48.9 million ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Australian stocks are extending their gains on the back of a second day of rallies on US and European markets. Sentiment is positive after the World Bank predicted higher global economic growth this year compared to last, as Germany released strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
The Australian share market is trading slightly lower after disappointing US jobs figure. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Hefferan said the most recent US employment figures may have fallen short of expectations but had followed two months of very ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week lower amid a selloff in banking and resources stocks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner says the week start followed a lacklustre Friday session on Wall Street and continued the slide in local ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
Australian stocks have defied a negative lead from Wall Street to start the local session slightly higher. CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said the negative sentiment from Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Australian shares are marginally weaker as a lacklustre lead from Wall Street weighs down the big miners and some banking stocks. A dip on US markets saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the the broad-based S&P 500 both shed about a third of a per ...