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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... California. The prospect of falling oil demand from Japan sent crude oil prices down to $101 a barrel. Industrial and materials companies rose on expectations that they will benefit from Japan's rebuilding efforts. One day after its biggest fall since ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... weaker as falling commodity prices and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East prompted a broad-market decline led by the materials and gold sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 68.1 points, or 1.43 per cent, to 4,699.7 points, while the broader All ...

More to emerging markets than Asia

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... fastest growing countries by GDP between 2011 and 2015 will come from Africa, according to Bloomberg. The demand for raw materials and the lowering of debt will drive growth but many investors are put off by the political risk. Cook said that Fidelity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... of hotbed at the moment. When we see an escalation of violence, that sees oil prices shoot up." Mr Peacock said the materials and financial sector were particularly affected. Among the big miners, BHP was 44 cents weaker at $45.93 and Rio Tinto down ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... cutting its full-year production target by as much as 18 per cent after rain and flooding affected operations. Housing materials supplier James Hardie Industries rose seven cents, or 1.1 per cent, to $6.64 after reporting a third quarter loss of $US26.4 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... traded. CMC Markets senior dealer Matthew Lewis said results from reporting season were dominating the market, with materials weighing down the index. "Trading is still being dominated by reporting season," Mr Lewis said. "BHP has reported their results ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... results. On Tuesday, the Australian share market finished flat after trading in a tight range throughout the session. The materials sector closed marginally higher but financial stocks lost ground. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.8 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... at $46.86 and Rio Tinto was $1.29 higher, by around 1.5 per cent, at $87.15. "People are continuing to buy into the materials story," Mr Peacock said. "We're getting synchronised global economic growth data that's coming out at the moment. We're seeing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market was higher at noon on materials, while insurers made gains following the smaller than expected impact of Cyclone Yasi. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.7 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4,806.2, while the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... market up. "Banks are pulling in the big points," Mr Weston said. "That's being offset by a little bit of weakness in the materials, but most of the points are coming out of the (consumer) staples and energy sectors." The four major banks were higher ...