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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... as 9,951.90 points. Coming back from a long holiday, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies climbed 0.49 per cent from Friday's closing level to stand at 6,844.94 points. The CAC 40 in Paris added 0.06 per cent to 4,529.75. The euro fell against the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... the open on the back of a positive lead from markets in the United States last week. "We've just had a positive lead from Friday's trade. The US just kept ticking along nicely," IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. Mr Shamu said investors were also ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... positive report on US new-home sales helped to push Wall Street stocks broadly higher. The index advanced 0.4 per cent on Friday and the Dow Jones also rose 0.4 per cent. "European shares were also up by a similar amount on Friday so the lead-in for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... modest gains overnight. The March share price index futures contract is 11 points higher at 5,499. In local economic news on Friday, the Housing Industry Assocation releases its trades report for the March quarter. In company news, Newcrest Mining releases ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... the overall market. Stockbrokers had been forecasting a positive start to the week on the back of gains on Wall Street on Friday but heavy falls in the price of iron ore have changed that. The steelmaking commodity's spot price in China is at a year ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher after Wall Street rose on Friday due to strong earnings from several retailers. At 0655 AEST on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,498. In local economic ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... set to fall after weak earnings from US retail giant WalMart contributed to a sharp drop on Wall Street. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down 29 points at 5,496. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian ...

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... And they don't like what they see. The Australian dollar has risen by 4.5% against the US dollar to US$0.9349 (as at last Friday's close) from this year's low of US$0.8721 set last 24 January. Remember those calls for the A$ to drop to around US$0.66 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... 0805 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was flat at 5,445. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday advanced 32.37 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 16,583.34, 2.5 points above the previous high on April 30. Locally, in economic ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... Europe. "The possibility of that occurring (stimulus measures) appeared to fade," Mr McCarthy said. Among the major banks on Friday at 1200 AEST, ANZ fell 94 cents to $32.86 as it traded ex-dividend, Commonwealth Bank was 16 cents higher at $79.25, Westpac ...