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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... receiving a sharp boost from trading offshore overnight, after Wall Street surged on positive US economic data and commodities prices rose strongly. At 0719 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 32 points at 4,617. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... was expected to open slightly lower today, despite a mildly positive performance by Wall Street overnight, but after commodities were mixed. At 0715 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down eight points at 4,583. In economics news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... mixed overnight: the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P500 closed lower, but the NASDAQ managed a small gain. Major commodities such as oil, gold and copper settled higher. Making news on Wednesday, Telstra was up one cent at $2.95 after the telco ...

Asian private wealth tops Europe

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... overtook Europe for the first time in 2010 as the world's richest look set to pour more money back into equities and commodities 2012. Asia-Pacific posted the strongest rate of HNWI population growth in 2010 with 3.3 million now qualifying, a rise of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... The Australian stock market has received a positive lead from offshore trading, after Wall Street closed higher and commodities prices settled firmer. At 0807 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 34 points at 4,543 points, on ...

Credit Suisse global appointments

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
Investment bank, Credit Suisse, has announced two major appointments this week, its new global head of commodities and head of global emerging markets for its financial institutions group (FIG). Paul Hawkins will join Credit Suisse as managing director ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
The Australian share market is likely to decline after global equity and commodities markets declined overnight on weakening US economic data and Greece's escalating debt crisis. At 0746 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Making the data fit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... latest economic releases were the stuff sell-offs are made of but nay, nein, nyet - they stamped a buy on equities and commodities. Asia, Europe and American equities posted strong advances, punctuated by the 1.3 per cent gain in the S&P 500 index. Crude ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher today, after Wall Street securities and commodities markets lifted overnight. At 0643 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 4,601. In economics news on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... Monday night (AEST), after falling sharply during Friday night's (AEST) session. Meanwhile, futures contract prices for commodities such as oil, gold, silver and copper settled weaker on Monday night. The major mining stocks were lower. BHP was down ...