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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... $15.31. Mining giant BHP Billiton lost 68 cents, or 1.96 per cent, to $33.97, while rival Rio Tinto, whose planned sale of a key US coal mine suffered a setback with the US consumer watchdog seeking more information on the deal, slid 64 cents to $63. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon amid thin trading as investors sit on the sidelines until the release of key US economic data tonight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 71.7 points, or 1.98 per cent, to 3,526.8, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... 2,988.01 points. TOKYO - Japanese stocks ended slightly lower, giving up early gains as investors turned cautious ahead of key US jobs data. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index dropped 6.73 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 7,917.51. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed little changed after a day spent as the market awaited a raft of corporate earnings and key US data. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 9.02 points to 13,376.81. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share rose ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... Australian stock market was mixed at noon as bargain hunters snapped up banking shares, hurt by a loss of confidence in key US mortgage finance firms Freddie Mac and Fannie May. But big miners weakened on lower commodity prices, with energy stocks hit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... the US subprime home loan crisis on the banks. Dealers said news of further heavy losses in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- key US mortgage providers -- unsettled investors after the two were largely responsible for a two per cent tumble on Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... Street was pretty benign -- a 20 point move on the Dow after 390 points two nights ago pales in significance. "There is some key US data out tonight so I think everyone will be on the sidelines today, and that's why the market is a bit directionless." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... interest-rate cut and solid results from two top investment banks calmed credit market concerns. The Federal Reserve slashed a key US interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 2.25 per cent. Based on the latest available data, the Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... Nikkei share average slipped 0.4 per cent, as investors squared their positions ahead of Japan's cabinet reshuffle and some key US economic data next week, unloading Kyocera and other recent gainers. The Nikkei ended down 67.35 points at 16,248.97, adding ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... gained 110.17 points to close at 16,527.99, the highest close since October 27. HONG KONG - Stocks rose 0.99 per cent after key US data showed a healthy job market, while China Mobile led a rally in telecoms on hopes that Beijing is close to granting ...