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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... slightly firmer on the day. HONG KONG - The euro jumped against the US dollar in Asian trade after eurozone finance ministers approved a bailout for crisis-ridden Greece, with regional shares also mostly higher. The single currency powered up more than ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... slightly higher at noon after a quiet morning of trading as investors await the outcome of a meeting of euro zone finance ministers. At 1230 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 21.4 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4,277.5 points, while the broader ...

Waiting for the midnight hour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... wrap this up. Nine minutes to midnight and nah, still nothing. News just in. Surprise of surprises, Euro-area finance ministers reached agreement on a second bailout package for Greece that is vital to staving off a default next month, a European Union ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... market on Monday closed stronger after raft of positive earnings results and growing likelihood of euro zone finance ministers approving another bailout for Greece. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 60.2 points, or 1.43 per cent, at 4,256.1 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... has seen the Aussie dollar leap higher to start the week." Mr Jones said all eyes would be on the euro zone finance ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday night, Australian time. The ministers will decide the delivery of a second bailout package for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets have soared, with Tokyo hitting a more than six-month high, despite eurozone finance ministers putting a Greek bailout on hold and the release of disappointing US retail data. The 17-nation bloc had demanded that Greece's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... Australian dollar was trading at 106.87 US cents, up marginally from 106.86 US cents on Tuesday afternoon. European finance ministers announced early on Wednesday morning (Australian time) that they had postponed a planned meeting to discuss a 130 billion ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... (money) was practically in its pocket (begging bowl?) - we got what we got last night. We got news that Eurozone finance ministers have cancelled their scheduled meeting -- the one where they're supposed to autograph the 'pay Greece the sum of a,-130 ...

Volatility is MIA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... bowl. Salvation! Salvation! Despair on news that despite Greece kowtowing to demands - to strangle itself - EU finance ministers currently holding an "emergency" meeting in Brussels do not want to release the bailout fund until they see these austerity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... Central Bank left its key interest rate at a historic low. Dealers said the tone was cautious while eurozone finance ministers reviewed the deal in Brussels with Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker warning many issues needed clearing up before a new rescue ...