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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2005
... likely to open sharply weaker as a sell off in BHP Billiton shares in the UK overnight, coupled with weakness in US equity markets, paints a bleak early picture for the domestic bourse. However, with oil prices hitting fresh highs and a raft of domestic ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a rebound in US equity markets should provide the base for further local gains today. The December share price index - a key measure of trading for the day ahead - was 14 points firmer at 3720 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor performance on US equity markets as well as benign base metal and oil prices are likely to weigh on the local bourse. That being said, there are plenty of individual company stocks to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor performance in US equity markets overnight, coupled with still weak commodity prices, are likely to continue to weigh on the local bourse. However, a surge in oil prices overnight should ...

US hedge funds bearish equity

The appeal of US equity markets to macro hedge funds is in decline, according to the latest data provided by Van Hedge Advisors International released last week. According to the study conducted in the US, 50% of managers surveyed by Van Hedge said ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2004
... offshore markets. Usually, the Australian bourse continues momentum from either base metal markets in Europe or the US equity markets, but with both of these finishing Monday broadly unchanged, there is little direction for local investors. On the Sydney ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2004
The Australian market will be hit by conflicting forces with weaker US equity markets being pitted against firmer commodity and base metal prices to set the tone for the local market. Australia's indices were weaker yesterday as selling in News Corp ...

Market wrap

US equity markets were mixed overnight, offering little direction for the local sharemarket on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed marginally weaker, down 7.73 points to 10,109.89 while the more broadly-based S&P-500 and the technology ...

Market wrap

... Minor relief from rising oil prices and luke-warm consumer sentiment data was enough to spark a relief rally on US equity markets overnight. The gains included a key technical breach of 1110 on the S&P500, but traders said US oil inventory data due tonight ...

Market Wrap

The pressure of rising oil prices forced US equity markets lower overnight, and will likely be reflected in a weak session locally on the Australian sharemarket on Thursday. In early morning trade on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the spot share price ...