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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2005
... Group fronts shareholders while the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases October lending finance data. NEW YORK - US stocks fell, with the Dow closing at its lowest level in nearly three weeks on weakness in General Motors while investors sold technology ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2005
... of Queensland fronts shareholders at its annual general meeting and Sir Richard branson speaks in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as financial and home building shares declined amid worries about rising interest rates, while shares of energy companies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2005
... television station Ten Network fronts shareholders while the Cashcard retail index for November is also released. NEW YORK - US stocks rose, boosted by demand for technology shares after brokerage price target upgrades for Apple and IBM. The Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2005
... recently appointed chief executive and PricewaterhouseCoopers releases a report on the IPO market in 2005. NEW YORK - US stocks declined after oil prices jumped to their highest in nearly one month, sending shares of retailers and industrial companies ...

Market Wrap

The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as stronger oil prices feed through to energy stocks, although the market is expected to start winding back as it heads into the summer session. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Commodities protect against inflation and still give performance: BT

... involved in the commodities sector. Instead, the futures market is the way you should approach commodities. "Commodities stocks behave more like equities than like commodities. This means [stocks] are not a good way to access the market. "The best way ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2005
... Australian Bureau of Statistics will release October building approvals and September quarter house price indexes. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied as tamer inflation data prompted investors to buy blue-chip industrial stocks like Boeing, while the energy ...

Marketwrap

... account and capex data while the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its index of commodity prices. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks fell as reports showing a strong US economy fanned worries the Federal Reserve would keep raising interest rates while declines ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2005
... expected to open slightly weaker as a poor lead from the US is expected to spark some profit taking, although precious metal stocks are likely to be firmer after a strong performance overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2005
... the day Tabcorp and Macquarie Leisure Trust both front shareholders while ABB Grain unveils annual results. NEW YORK - US stocks rose, extending November's rally and giving the three major indexes their fifth straight week of gains, as the start of the ...