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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street despite a three-hour shutdown of the Nasdaq market that disrupted trade on other exchanges as well. US markets' rise followed news that eurozone business activity picked up ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting gave no more clarity on the central bank's plans for its stimulus program. At 0755 AEST on Thursday, the September share ...

Australian ETF industry soars to reach $8 billion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
The Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) industry has swelled to a record high, breaching the $8 billion mark for the first time, according to data from ETF provider BetaShares. The total market capitalisation of the low cost index products traded ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened fractionally higher, boosted by the big miners. IG Markets market strategist Evan Lucas said the big miners - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals - were forging ahead on the back of stronger iron ore prices ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened fractionally higher, boosted by the big miners. IG Markets market strategist Evan Lucas said the big miners - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals - were forging ahead on the back of stronger iron ore prices ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The Australian share market is flat, but the mining giants are bucking the trend to open in firmer territory. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said rising commodity prices since the end of last week, on the back of upbeat Chinese trade data, was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
Australian shares have opened weaker despite a recovery on Wall Street, but local resource giants are defying the trend. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local market had simply run out of momentum after a strong finish on Thursday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week slightly lower, ahead of the release of official monthly retail figures. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had opened slightly in the red, following recent gains. "We've had a pretty ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Resource companies are struggling as the Australian market opens flat. The big banks, however, are rallying as financial markets continue to expect an interest rate cut in August. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said that after several days ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite Wall Street finishing higher with surging Facebook shares boosting sentiment. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,992. No major economic ...