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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... to 1,136.36, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 27.56 points (1.12 per cent) to 2,483.23. On the bond market, traders continued to respond to the Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to shift $400 billion worth of holdings into longer-term ...

Australian bullion exchange to launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... will be two trading platforms with the first, launched on October 24, to be telephone based with brokers and exchange traders, while a second phase will be launched in January as an online platform or a downloadable terminal that brokers can log into. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... Fed painted a grim picture of the economy, strapped with slow growth, high unemployment and a depressed housing market. Traders also digested a series of Moody's downgrades on three top US banks - Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citigroup - saying it ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... anticipating the end of the US central bank's two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday, with some traders expecting the launch of new stimulus to kick-start the weak economy. The bond market was mixed. The 10-year Treasury bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... 65.8 points,or 1.56 per cent, to 4,164.1. NEW YORK - US stocks slid Monday, snapping a five-session winning streak as traders worried about a possible Greek public debt default and eurozone inaction to confront the crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... European banks. The central bank announcement boosted the euro, making dollar-priced oil cheaper for euro-using buyers. Traders also reacted to an announcement by the International Energy Agency, which said it had ended its release of oil from strategic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... of the heavy losses it suffered on Monday, when it hit a 10-year low versus the yen, but it remained under pressure as traders stayed risk-averse because of a lack of indicators to push it upwards. Tokyo rose 0.95 per cent, or 80.88 points, to 8,616.55 ...

Insto fears over high frequency trading set to grow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... According to a new survey conducted by institutional equities marketplace provider Liquidnet, more than two-thirds of traders at leading global asset management firms are concerned about its impact. "Investors are clearly concerned that their long-term ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... say. LOCAL NEWS SYDNEY - The Australian dollar was nearly two cents lower on Monday morning, after risk aversion among traders spiked on rumours of a Greek default and the resignation of a senior European banker. Stocks to watch on the Australian stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... broader All Ordinaries index rose 6.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 4,269.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks slid Thursday as traders awaited a key speech by President Barack Obama to Congress on stimulating the economy and job growth. After snapping a three-session ...