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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The Australian share market was maintaining its positive momentum at noon, following a surge on Wall Street overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 78.3 points, or 1.79 per cent, at 4,453 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer commodities prices during the offshore session. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 64 ...

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
Just as Queensland boxer Paul Briggs gave up too easily after Danny Green grazed his forehead 29 seconds in the first round of their IBO cruiserweight world title showdown last night, so it was for Wall Street. No Virginia, it didn't take as short as ...

Half-filled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
Another set of dismal data again failed to get Wall Street down last night. Big-named US companies that reported their second quarter results overnight came up short of expectations and worse, some even downgraded their earnings guidance. Data out on ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
Wall Street's weekend may have done it some good. It left pondering the tug o' war between good company profit results and negative economic data. The Street didn't like what it saw. Investors sold... heavily. Wall Street returned last night, still ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
With Wall Street's attention turned to profits, profits and profits - and strong ones at that - the celebration in the equity markets rolls. The Street turned in another strong performance while we were sleeping - and so did Europe. A reaction from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
The Australian share market is set for a strong opening after Wall Street and European markets surged on encouraging corporate earnings reports in the US. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 69 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with key Wall Street indices all closing lower again, and metals and oil also all down. Some boost may be expected if the market responds favourably to a compromise ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
What really was Moody's intention in announcing that it may downgrade Spain's credit rating last night? Is it Moody's way of proving that it still matters? That it could still move markets? According to Bloomberg, "US stocks fell, extending the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The Australian share market has received strongly negative leads from key indices overnight, although commodities markets were stronger, with precious metals, copper and oil all rising. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share ...