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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
... previous quarter. The Australian sharemarket jumped to its highest level in two months following the positive lead from the US market. Just over 200 companies have reported so far this earnings season of the 256 expected to report. Earnings per share ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
The Australian share market may nudge upward in the absence of a lead from US markets, which were closed for the Labor Day holiday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up three points at 5,147. Today, broadcaster ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger today following a firm lead from Wall Street on better than expected US jobs numbers on Friday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up 36 points at 5,109 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... the market will do much until Monday - our market is broadly following the US," he said. "There was a pullback in the US market overnight and there was hesitation on the part of investors to really take any significant position because of the data coming ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... delivery in October, climbed 53 cents to $US70.24 per barrel in electronic deals before the official opening of the US market. "With oil back over $US70, Woodside has kicked up," Mr Ferguson said. Woodside Petroleum was up 99 cents, or 2.41 per cent ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... weekly loss in five weeks, as Toyota Motor and other recent gainers declined on concern about the outlook for the key US market. HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng index rose 72.41 points to 16,955.45. WELLINGTON - The NZX-50 index rose 15.5 points ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
... Heffernan said that the share market had taken its lead from stronger commodities prices as there were no major moves on the US market. "The American market was a bit each way last night," he said. "So with commodity prices doing pretty well it's a green ...

Small Macq delivers big returns

Mercer has ranked Macquarie Small Company fund as the number one performing small cap fund manager of 2006 after the fund posted a high 40.6 per cent return, before tax and fees, for the year ended June 30, 2006. Portfolio manager Neil Carter said the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street gains slowed and most base metals fell. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0819 AEST, the September share price index contract was down nine points at 5,009. Today Unitab and Thakral ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
The Australian share market was weaker at noon with a number of negative company reports driving the market downward. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 28.6 points lower at 4942.7 points while the all ordinaries dropped 27.6 points to ...