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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... points, or 0.03 per cent, at 4,402.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower on Wednesday, after a late-session slide as optimism about the economic recovery gave way to a wave of selling amid growing concerns about the BP oil disaster in the Gulf ...

The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... markets should be welcomed with open arms. As I've written yesterday on this space, we could still see fear turn into optimism just as quickly if the news flow starts springing positive surprises. Hopefully this is the start.

Turning Bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
... deficits are through the roof and we may have to brace for another bungee. However, we could still see fear turn into optimism just as quickly if the news flow start springing positive surprises. I just hope it happens soon before I metamorphose into ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... guess. I don't know if you've noticed the flip-flop on Wall Street last night. This to me indicates that while there is optimism, it may be uncertain optimism. I don't blame The Street, I would too if am looking at estimates ranging from a gain of 100K ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... strong opening after Wall Street posted its third largest gain of 2010 as better-than-expected home sales figures boosted optimism towards the US economy. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 81 points ...

Freaked out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... ourselves for missing out on another good buying opportunity. As Camp Quality says, "never underestimate the power of optimism." Back in the days of the GFC, optimism over "green shoots" or the improvement in second derivatives saved the day. Remember ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was moderately higher at noon led by the financial sector and optimism following the European bailout package. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 14.8 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 4,614.6 points at 1200 AEST, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... Australian share market has received strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, as markets rebounded on optimism following the European rescue plan. At 0657 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 55 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... after Apple's results beat expectations and its shares shot to a lifetime high. Other solid US corporate earnings fed optimism about an economic recovery, with the yen's retreat against the dollar the previous day offering support to exporters. Toshiba ...

The retaking of Dow 11000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... rise to much higher ground - to the neighborhood of 36,000 on the Dow Jones industrial average." But isn't this very optimism perhaps a contrarian indicator? Equity markets peak or bottom when almost everyone shares the same view. Current polling shows ...