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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... taking advantage of cheaper resources stock. "It's bucked the trend of what's happened in the (United) States on Friday night," he said. "I think you'll find, especially with an Aussie dollar that's falling, that there's a bit of buying going on in resources." ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... than the plus 20 posted when Greece was in the midst of negotiating its bailout in early March. Having said that Friday night's US non-farm payrolls report for March would set the near-term direction for equity markets. But I'm still buying what you're ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... contracts traded. There were about 11 stocks up for every 10 that had fallen at 1200 AEDT. Wall Street closed higher on Friday night (AEDT) - the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.11 per cent, the S&P500 ended up 0.36 per cent and the NASDAQ finished ...

Good memories

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... economy, is 'improving'. This is a welcome indication for the official non-farm payrolls report when it's released on Friday night. Markets expect the report to show that total payrolls increased by 210K in Feb and for the jobless rate to remain steady ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... featured a numerous companies going ex-dividend, which had acted as a drag on the market. Wall Street closed lower on Friday night (AEDT) - the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.02 per cent, the S&P500 eased 0.32 per cent and the NASDAQ slipped 0.43 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... note. The benchmark US crude oil contract rose 93 US cents to a nine-month high of $US103.24 a barrel in New York on Friday night (US time), supported by positive US economic data and news from Greece. Making news, Australia's largest steelmaker BlueScope ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... Currency dealer Tony Darvall said investors were taking profits ahead of the release of US Non-Farm Payroll figures on Friday night (Australian time). "We've had a slight pullback on that profit-taking,"he said. Mr Darvall said markets had received little ...

RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Mrs. Sarkozy a run for her money... just a thought. But back to the RBA. It'll just be a waste of bullets should Friday night turns out to be a turning point for Europe. If not, it may want to keep its powder dry for a bigger bang in the event that the ...

She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... for an average monthly gain of 143K over the past three months. While it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Friday night's EU summit could spoil festivities. But before then, expect another week of increased volatility as markets react to rumours ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... The Australian dollar was fractionally higher at noon, as traders await significant US employment figures due on Friday night. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.26 US cents, up from 107.20 US cents on Thursday. Since 0700 ...