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MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... 5,000 point barrier after taking its cues from a positive finish on Wall Street. The Dow Jones climbed 0.61 per cent overnight to close at an all-time high and the S&P500 gained 0.52 per cent. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said he expected ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... exposure in Australian equities given the share price rises of the past six months. "BHP and Rio were down in the UK overnight, so we had no chance of being up here in Australia," Mr Smith said. A senior Rio executive on Tuesday said the company expected ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite overnight falls on international markets with investors spooked following Cyrpus' bailout plans that include a deposit tax. At 0830 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... whether it'll continue heading higher, consolidate or reverse at some point. Guilty, your honour! The Dow was at it again overnight. Its paltry 0.04% gain overnight was enough to put it in the running for the longest straight days of gains - nine versus ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... sold its Digital Brand Services division for $A152.5 million to US-based Corporation Services Company. On Wall Street overnight, a tiny gain gave the Dow Jones Industrial Average its eighth straight increase - its longest winning streak in two years. ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... thought, it would be there today or tomorrow, it slips a few points. The good news is that trading activity on Wall Street overnight very much looked like it's only a refresher pause. After dipping by as much as 0.51% in intra-day trade, the S&P 500 ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
Gotta give it to Rachel Hunter, it might not have happened overnight - it took nearly five years - but it did happen. Last Friday, the Dow closed 232.54 points above and over its 9 October 2007 all-time peak. Not long now and we'll be hearing her ex ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... claims in the US last week sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to an all-time high for the third straight session overnight. The Dow added 33.25 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 14,329.49. Economic data from China is likely to influence the local market ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... honey, Malcolm threw in valuation for good measure. "The Dow Jones Industrial Average that reclaimed its pre-crisis highs overnight is valued at about 12.5 times expected earnings in the next year. The S&P index of 500 top US shares which now only 1.6 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... triggers to buy, there could be a substantial pull-back, possibly by some hundreds of points. On Wall Street in the US overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average index flirted with an all-time high but closed in the red after a sell-off in the last ...