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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street overnight and a surge in metals prices. At 0730 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 44 points at 5,761. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market was lower at noon led by the banks and a potential interest rate rise, although the resources sector provided some buoyancy. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.2 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 5,699.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower on the back of a negative finish on Wall Street overnight. At 0700 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down ten points at 5,723. In economic news today, the Reserve ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
Resource and energy stocks buoyed the Australian stock market in the black at noon on climbing oil prices and takeover talks amid global miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.6 points, or 0.5 per cent ...

Debt trumps terrorism as top threat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
Australians are more concerned about other people finding out their credit card or debit card details than the threat of terrorism, a reversal of the trend post September 11, according to a new study. The Unisys Security Index measures the level of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street last Friday night. At 0819 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 60 points to 5,755 on a volume of 1,668 contracts. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon tracking a strong rally on Wall Street and led by the financial sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 95.3 points, or 1.71 per cent, to 5681.2, and the broader All Ordinaries had added ...

Hindsight strategy a winner: GSJBW

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Goldman Sachs JBWere (GSJBW) has released Keystone Funds - Series III, giving investors exposure to soft commodities, sustainable industries and two hindsight funds. Keystone Funds - Series III includes four fund options including Sustainability, Global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street. Base metals prices closed lower overnight which could weigh on local resources stocks. At 0758 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
The US dollar slipped today after the Federal Reserve announced it cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a move that investors had anticipated. Markets had also expected the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-cutting campaign to combat the growing ...