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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... tumbled 2.26 per cent, or 263.71 points, to 11,398.81, with profit-takers moving in after the index enjoyed a big surge on Monday. Sydney shed 1.03 per cent, or 52.2 points, to 5,003.6, and Seoul lost 0.47 per cent, or 9.51 points, to close at 2,000.01. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Meanwhile, Macmahon shareholders are due to vote on the sale of its construction arm to Leighton. In Australia, the market on Monday closed higher as investors continued to feel optimistic despite weaker manufacturing data from China. At 1615 AEDT, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened higher as investors continue to chase high yielding stocks. At 1028 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.3 points, or 0.38 per cent, at 5,037.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... Street's lead which ganied on renewed confidence that the US Federal Reserve stimulus program will continue. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,014. No major local economic news is expected on Monday. ...

QE paradox in reverse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... correction that I've been warning about in recent days. I thought it would be dearer oil prices. I put it out there only last Monday in my column titled "Temper, temper" ( http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/view/25600960 ), noting that "general ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... because of the size of its debt." He said the materials sector had a weak opening due to lower copper and aluminium prices on Monday in China and London. BHP Billiton opened five cents higher at $38.72, but Rio Tinto fell 59 cents to $70.30 and Fortescue ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has opened a quarter of a per cent higher. At 1010 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.4 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 5,046.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 13 points, or 0.26 per cent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... stock markets retreated as the Group of 20 finance ministers met amid growing talk of "currency wars". At 0631 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was UP 13 points at 5,008. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... volatility" in exchange markets undermines stability. The euro stood at $1.3450 compared with $1.3404 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade, with Tokyo boosted by a weaker yen, while Seoul was lower ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... 15 cents firmer at $29.24 and Westpac had climbed 14 cents to $28.10. A positive profit report from retailer JB Hi-Fi on Monday had prompted some investors to return to the share market, Baillieu Holst director Richard Morrow said. "There's still quite ...