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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower, following falls on Wall Street overnight. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was lower for the third day in a row - its worst performance since June. He said local stocks were taking ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight amid warnings of weaker company profits. At 0756 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 5,041. In economic news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat as investors hold out for official confirmation of a widely tipped interest rate cut. The stock market was down 2.5 points at 5091.3 after opening on Tuesday. Commsec analyst Juliette Saly said the flat start ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week slightly lower, ahead of the release of official monthly retail figures. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had opened slightly in the red, following recent gains. "We've had a pretty ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after economic data out of the US met investor expectations. The market was up 0.4 per cent after opening on Thursday, despite a 0.14 per cent fall on Wall Street. The US Federal Reserve announced overnight ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher as the market reacts to heightened expectations of an interest rate cut in August. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens on Tuesday hinted the central bank cut could cut the cash rate to a record low of 2.5 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... local miners, Rio Tinto gained 38 cents to $57.62 after it said it had agreed to sell its 80 per cent stake in Northparkes mine, in central NSW, to China Molybdenum for $US820 million ($A892.37 million). BHP Billiton was also higher, gaining five cents ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... announced that they will spend a combined $US3 billion ($A3.26 billion) to build a new desalination plant at the Escondida mine in Chile. Rio, which has a 30 per cent stake in the mine, will contribute $US1.03 billion ($A1.13 billion) and BHP Billiton ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite Wall Street finishing higher with surging Facebook shares boosting sentiment. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,992. No major economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened lower, with activity driven by company earnings statements. Invast Securities chief market analyst Peter Esho said the local market on Thursday was preparing for reporting season to get fully underway. It was a ...