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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... and change of the oil market, as concerns about events in Libya and a lack of indicators provided little direction for traders. Lingering Middle East unrest and resurfacing euro-area debt concerns weighed on the market, which had risen strongly on Tuesday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... which kept oil near two-year highs. Concerns about the conflict in Libya and uprisings across the Arab world also sent traders into safer investments, with gold hitting a new record and the Swiss franc sitting near fresh highs against the greenback. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... in Hong Kong, after striking a new record on the London Bullion Market of $1,434.50 on Tuesday. Inflation concerns hit traders in Seoul as new figures showed prices rose at their fastest pace in 27 months in February fuelled in part by rising world food ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... was expecting. The Australian dollar only added around 0.1 US cent following the data release. Mr Roberts said currency traders were more focused on the central bank's board meeting, due at 1430 (AEDT) on Tuesday). While a cash rate rise is not expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... "This is an oil story, how high does it go and what does that do to the global recovery?" Mr Weston said. "That is what traders are really looking at." On Wall Street stocks fell for a second straight day after clashes in Libya sent oil prices to two-year ...

1989 redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... there's always going to be something to worry about. Else, markets would always go in a straight line - up or down. How will traders earn their keep then? Oil prices are rocketing again... as should be expected. They'll go even higher if the rolling ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... fell 0.93 per cent, or 27.36 points, to 2,899.98 amid concern about the likelihood of further monetary tightening and as traders anticipated a 23-billion-yuan($A3.47 billion) bond issue by top Chinese refiner Sinopec. Hong Kong rose 1.26 per cent, or ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... rise in prices could restrain the market amid fears of further tightening. In Sydney, BHP Billiton fell 1.63 per cent as traders had widely anticipated its corporate results, which showed half-year net profits surged 72 per cent to $10.52 billion thanks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... losing ground amid inflation fears. The FTSE 100 index of top shares fell 0.38 per cent to finish on 6,037.08 points. Traders in London also reacted to official data showing British annual inflation had soared to 4.0 per cent in January, the highest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak's ouster as markets digested mixed economic data, especially signs of inflation pressures. Traders said recent sustained gains left stocks vulnerable, with concerns over inflation emerging to provide a ready excuse to sell ...