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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... its massive stimulus program for the world's largest economy before too long. Shortly after the beginning of trade on Thursday, the A&P/ASX200 had dumped 1.5 per cent, with a similar result from the broader All Ordinaries index. The falls follow comments ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... Ben Bernanke said the central bank expects to taper its bond-buying stimulus measure later this year. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 55 points at 4,820. In economic news on Thursday, the Commonwealth Bank ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... cent, or 346.60 points to 13,033.12, climbing for a second successive session after plunging more than six per cent on Thursday. In the afternoon Hong Kong gained 1.23 per cent while Shanghai was down 0.30 per cent. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 rose 26.656 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... as data showed the country's debt hit a new record. The euro dropped to $US1.3344 from $US1.3372 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rebounded after the previous day's huge sell-off, with dealers picking up bargains in Tokyo, helped ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... health stocks, with the miners driving the gains in a high volume, volatile market, with the level of increases mirroring Thursday's losses. Steelmaker and resources company Arrium is the best performer among the top 100 companies, up four cents, or ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... contract was up 58 points at 4,742. No major economic or equities news is expected on Friday. In Australia, the market on Thursday posted its 13th day of losses in 17 trading sessions amid worries about global economic growth and the winding back of ...

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... a per cent lower following falls on international bourses and worries about central banks' stimulus plans. Losses on Thursday would mean a 13th day of falls in 17 trading sessions and the ASX facing a fifth consecutive down week. Rivkin global analyst ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... equity markets after the Bank of Japan left its aggressive easing policy unchanged earlier in the week." At 0830 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.535 (implying a yield of 3.465 per cent), down from 96.540 (3.460 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... on hold. At 0817 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,786. The ECB on Thursday kept its key refinancing rate unchanged at an all-time low of 0.50 per cent in a widely anticipated move. Also as expected ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... exodus from equities. The Australian dollar plunged to its lowest level since October 2011, hitting 95.11 cents in early Thursday trade. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said this fall was encouraging investors to sell stocks. "Our market's probably ...