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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... index. At the end of last week, charts showed stocks at their most "oversold" levels since 2005. Adding to the market optimism today, Credit Suisse raised US stocks to "overweight" for the first time this decade, saying the United States has historically ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... - The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Friday, capping a dismal November with a four-day rally, as financial stocks rallied on optimism over a proposed rescue for struggling homeowners and on heightened expectations for more interest-rate cuts. Tech stocks were ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon following a strong lead from Wall Street and renewed optimism among the local banks. At 1204 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 90.2 points higher to 6460.3, while the All Ordinaries had gained 87 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
Australian shares have opened on the front foot from a strong Wall Street lead and renewed optimism in the local banks. US financial stocks rose after Federal Reserve Bank Vice-Chairman Donald Kohn reinforced expectations of another US interest rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
... than two per cent as uncertainty driven by the Federal election passed and stronger metals prices created a sense of optimism that boosted every major market sector. The local market gained $33.9 billion in value, as the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... 6570.9. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded from four days of losses on Tuesday, buoyed by a recovery in technology shares, optimism over Wal-Mart Stores Inc's solid profit and an easing of concerns about credit losses at major banks. A sharp slide in crude ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... moved over $97 a barrel, pushing up shares of Exxon Mobil Corp and other energy producers. Technology shares gained on optimism before the release of Cisco's earnings. According to the latest available data, before settlement, the Dow Jones industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... at 6767.7 and the All Ordinaries lifted 84.9 points to 6781. NEW YORK - US stocks were little changed on Thursday as optimism about technology profits helped cancel out worries about how much the credit crunch has hurt the economy, after disappointing ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... economic growth forecasts, the Fed was not in a rush to cut rates. With the start of earnings season in the US this week, optimism that results would beat what many analysts consider to be low expectations for the quarter also helped bolster stocks. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... contained, leaving open the question of whether another rate cut is near. With the start of earnings season this week, optimism that results would beat what many analysts consider to be low expectations for the quarter also helped bolster stocks. The ...