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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
The Australian market is likely to decline on Monday after US equities fell about one per cent and the price of gold and some base metals declined. At 0734 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 4,678 points. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... energy and financials sectors strongest so far, Commsec market analyst Steve Daghlian said. "Keep in mind that is after a heavy sell off the previous day," he told AAP. "On the economic front in the US, retail sales rose by about a half a per cent overnight ...

Equity and commodity alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... strong lending and higher commodity prices continue to fan inflation at a rate of more than five per cent. Did you see the heavy selling in Asia and Europe after the news? This logic was also evident in Bloomberg's measure of US consumer confidence released ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Thursday, following heavy falls on Wall Street overnight in both commodities prices and equities. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 56 points lower at 4,729. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... cent) at 12,760.36 in closing trade. The broader S&P 500 index gained 10.87 (0.81 per cent) at 1,357.16, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 28.64 points (1.01 per cent) to 2,871.89. Commodities including precious metals, industrial metals and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... cent) at 12,760.36 in closing trade. The broader S&P 500 index gained 10.87 (0.81 per cent) at 1,357.16, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 28.64 points (1.01 per cent) to 2,871.89. Markets also got a boost from Chinese trade data showing the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian share market reversed course to trade lower by noon, dragged down by banks and investors withdrawing to the sidelines ahead of the federal budget's release on Tuesday night. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 19 points ...

A-dollar one-point-seven-o

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... fact is the appreciation of the Australian dollar will be extraordinary..." Either he's onto something or he's smoked some heavy something. ANZ boss Mike Smith agreed with Mr. Savouri - must have puffed the same heavy stuff. Here's The Australian again. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... Friday night local time, had boosted investor sentiment. That was seeing investors buy stocks that had been the subject of heavy selling in recent weeks, she said. "There's been a bit of confidence come back into the resource sector, which has been very ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... shares dropped 0.44 per cent to a five-week low on Friday, in line with regional markets, as resource firms were hit by heavy falls in commodity prices amid concerns over the global economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 102.47 points to 23,159.14. ...