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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... the March share price index futures contract was down 281 points, or 5.02 per cent, to 5315 on 29,256 contracts. The US market was closed overnight but other stock markets around the world tumbled leaving local investors to take their cue from Europe ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply lower on a negative lead from Asian and European markets and large falls in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 158 points at ...

Operation auction squad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
... borrowers are having rolling over their credit deals. Markets have already reacted positively to the plan with most US market indices rebounding between 0.3 and 0.7 per cent on the news. "Under the Term Auction Facility (TAF) program, the Federal Reserve ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
The Australian share market remained one per cent weaker at noon, following Wall Street's disappointment over a smaller-than-expected interest rate cut by the US central bank. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 70.3 points or 1.05 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
... AEDT on news it has established a subsidiary company in Philadelphia as it continues its planned expansion into the US market. Shares in gaming systems developer eBet were one cent higher to 11.5 cents at 1221 AEDT after it claimed to be the preferred ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
Australian shares were down marginally at midday as weaker base metal prices overshadowed a good lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 36.5 points, at 6396.2, while the All Ordinaries had dropped 34.3 points to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on firmer commodity prices and a positive lead from Wall St. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 86 points at 6440. Today, ABB Grain Ltd annual results ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on mixed commodity prices and no lead from Wall St, which is closed for a public holiday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 12 points at 6383. Today, Publishing ...

Sub-prime's house of cards

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
Like a house of cards near an open window, many things tumbled overnight - US shares, the ASX/S&P 200, Asian stocks, the FTSE, US bond yields, gold, base metals, the Aussie dollar and, on the upside, oil prices also dropped. Asian markets tumbled after ...

Markets shake rattle and roll

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
As if sub-prime weren't enough to rattle the markets, party pooper Wen Jaibao has rained on the Asian markets' parade, while Australia just gets comfortable to watch the big race, betting all we have on an interest rate hike. Sub-prime mashed the US ...