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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... IG Markets analyst Stan Shamu said the market had been driven higher by gains among the major miners following strong commodity price gains. "We're seeing a little bit of strength after gains in the US overnight since US stocks reached new post GFC highs," ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... driving the Australian market on Thursday. "European markets have been soft, the US market hasn't been doing much and commodity prices are flat," he said. At 1020 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.7 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,286.4 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... lower by renewed concerns that Greece is heading towards default combined with a weak lead from Wall Street while lower commodity prices weighed on mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 71.5 points, or 1.68 per cent, at 4,181.9 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... market on Tuesday closed down after Moody's downgrades of debt ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal and, locally, softer commodity prices dragged the Australian share market almost one per cent lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 42.3 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... Burrell Stockbroking director Richard Herring said the market was still absorbing BHP's profit result. "These strong commodity prices aren't going to last forever," he said. "We need to concentrate on increasing production to keep those revenue levels ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... on Wednesday said its first-half profit had dropped by 5.5 per cent to $US9.941 billion ($A9.3 billion) due to lower commodity prices and some production constraints. Analysts had been expecting the world's biggest miner to post a net profit of about ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... Yes! Yes!... I have seen the light! - The Blues Brothers Yes, yes, yes, Virginia, gauging from the rally in equity and commodity markets over the weekend, it seems that many investors have, too, seen the light - the light that the world's biggest economy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... been granted a temporary operating licence for its Malaysian rare earths mine. Resources added two per cent as rising commodity prices sparked a turnaround in risk appetite. BHP Billiton added 59 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to $37.50 after it announced it ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... write-down deal. Dealers said hopes of a soft landing for the Chinese economy, ranked number two and the driver of global commodity markets, reassured investors worried that the eurozone debt crisis could spark a new recession. At the same time, they ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... the broadcaster just two months after his investment became public. BHP Billiton added four cents to $37.70 despite commodity prices easing offshore. Rio Tinto shed 16 cents to $69.62 after the company said it expected to replace some directors and management ...