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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... markets. At 0808 AEST the September share price index futures contract was down five points at 4,410. The local market on Wednesday finished at its highest level since the start of May, driven up by news of a major Japanese economic stimulus program. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... in the healthcare and utilities sectors were offset by weakness among energy and financial companies. At 1028 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.5 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,391.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... FedEx. At 0812 AEST the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,398. In economic news on Wednesday, Treasurer Wayne Swan, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry and RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent speak at a conference ...

Judgment reserved for accused Ponzi head

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... and while marketed as separate funds they in fact comprised one scheme. The trial began on July 4 and finished last Wednesday with no indication of when Justice Ward will announce the decision. ASIC said more than 700 Australians had invested more than ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... fell 1.07 per cent and Madrid shed 0.70 per cent. The euro edged up to $US1.2909 from $US1.2899 late in New York on Wednesday, when the European single currency went above $US1.29 for the first time for four months. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... manager Tony Russell said the weak start on the local market was probably because some investors had taken advantage of Wednesday's strong gains and decided to take some profits. "We've seen a little bit of profit taking," Mr Russell said. "We are still ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... meeting in Sydney while Myer and Sigma Pharmaceuticals are due to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed higher as investors gain enough confidence to pick up beaten-down stocks, especially in the mining sector. The benchmark ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... choppy trade at the moment," he said. "I think our call for the market is for a nothing sort of day." A German court on Wednesday (EU time) is due to rule on the constitutionality of Berlin taking part in the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to support ...

Market wrap morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,342. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the June quarter ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... 32.40 (1.03 per cent) at 3,104.02. Apple was a big drag on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, tumbling 2.6 per cent ahead of Wednesday's expected announcement of the next generation of its popular iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 5. LONDON - European stock markets ...