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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed close on Wall Street and after a second consecutive day in which the S&P/ASX200 index closed above 5,000. At 0812 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Move on people, nothing to see here. Wall Street's up - or down - depending on which index you follow. Not surprisingly, Bloomberg's gone with the one that sells more eyeballs - the bad news that is. "S&P 500 Falls as Investors Weigh Earnings, Fed Stimulus". ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a series of mediocre earnings report limited buying enthusiasm. At 0752 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 4,974. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed close on Wall Street and falls locally at the end of last week. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 4,963. No major economic news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Record gains on the US market have helped the Australian stock market open higher. The ASX 200 has again nudged above the 5,000 mark but, says CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner, investors remain subdued. "It follows a lead, but I think it will be ...

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Was it good for you as it was for me? If you ask the financial markets this question, there surely would be a chorus of "yes it was!" They're still basking in the afterglow of Big Ben Bernanke's comforting words. In fact 'twas so good the Dow and the ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street with the Dow and the S&P 500 again reaching record highs. At 0756 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,972. No major economic ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said tapering of stimulus measures was not on a "preset course". In testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke reiterated that the Fed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall Street snapped a three-day streak of records as investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The Australian stock market is higher, following Wall Street's lead after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both reached fresh record highs for the third session in a row. RBS Morgans analyst Bill Chatterton said local stocks were essentially ...