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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Australian stocks have fallen heavily after resuming trade after the Australia Day public holiday, due to a recent sell off on Wall Street. Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average took a near two per cent slide on Friday night and a further, albeit ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Australian stocks are extending their gains on the back of a second day of rallies on US and European markets. Sentiment is positive after the World Bank predicted higher global economic growth this year compared to last, as Germany released strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Australian stocks have opened in the red following a selloff on Wall Street overnight. The local market is around half a per cent lower, which is better than futures markets had anticipated following the falls in the US, where the Dow Jones, S&P 500 ...

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... they complete for hedge fund managers to mitigate the potential for the improper use of analysts' forecasts on Australian stocks.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
Australian stocks have defied a negative lead from Wall Street to start the local session slightly higher. CommSec market analyst Juliana Roadley said the negative sentiment from Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... Meanwhile, commodity prices are higher led by iron ore and the Australian dollar is lower, which is good for more Australian stocks than it is bad. "Miners are leading the way and perhaps there is some sort of movement out of banks, which have been strong ...

International shares pose barriers to entry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... Salvador Saiz added that many investors are likely to say they gain their international equities exposure through Australian stocks with global operations. International equities have been one of the top performing asset classes of 2013 with the MSCI ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Australian stocks have started the week on a flat note, despite mining stocks receiving a boost from positive Chinese economic data. Commsec market analyst Stephen Daghlian said the local market had little in the way of a lead from Wall Street, where ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher following a solid night on global equity markets. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the local market was taking its lead from Wall Street, which received a boost from positive US consumer confidence and employment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have opened virtually flat amid weakness in resources stocks and moderate gains for the big four banks. Morgans senior private client advisor Bill Chatterton said the market had started Wednesday with a slightly negative tone following ...