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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower following falls on international markets amid speculation the Federal Reserve may soon start curtailing its economic stimulus measures. At 0904 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street's downward lead after a top Federal Reserve official warned the bank's stimulus measures couldn't continue forever. At 0910 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after stronger than expected US jobs figures lifted investor sentiment on Wall Street. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was following Wall Street higher on Monday in the wake ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
The Australian market has opened lower following offshore falls including on Wall St. The trend of good news for the world's biggest economy prompted a fall in stock values with better-than-expected US gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.8 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Australian shares are firmer as buoyant global equity markets boost resource stocks and investors rediscover their love of banks. The resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are outperforming the overall market, despite a drop in base metal prices ...

Macquarie posts solid half-year result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Macquarie Group's profits have jumped 39% year-on-year for the half year to 30 September 2013. Net profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders was $501 million for the period, up 2% on the half year ended 31 March 2013. Macquarie Group managing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
The Australia market has opened lower following weak leads from Wall Street. The upward trend in equities markets has paused this week. One reason is that the Federal Reserve's statement earlier this week didn't detail how long the US central bank would ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher after Wall Street's Dow Jones and S&P 500 both hit fresh record highs. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was benefiting from the US' solid lead, although trading volumes were likely to remain ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
The Australian market has opened lower following a run of gains, an absence of more positive drivers and flat offshore leads overnight. The ASX is up 5.81 per cent in the last 14 days since the recent US debt ceiling agreement, and has been trading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The Australian sharemarket has started the week strongly with the ASX200 trading at its highest level for the year. The ASX is outperforming the positive leads it received from Wall St on Friday. Global markets have been pushing higher since the recent ...