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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... higher with US and European markets posting gains on positive US housing data and the impact of a weaker US dollar on commodities. At 0758 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 31 points higher at 4,760. There ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... issues in the red. Energy stocks were among the losers amid a strenghthening dollar, which makes greenback-denominated commodities such as crude oil more expensive for buyers using other currencies. The bond market also fell. The yield on the 10-year ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... friends (you are, if you're still reading my pieces all this time) is spelt out in Bloomberg's headline, "Stocks, Commodities Fall as Dollar Rebounds, Treasuries Gain". Yes, it had been that way since the GFC. The correlation between the US dollar and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... market has received mixed leads from overnight trading offshore, with Wall Street's key indices marginally lower, but commodities, including gold and oil, all higher. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... are possible." With these words Virginia, Benny Bernanke again set the market for risk assets alight. Equities and commodities shot up, happy that our dear Uncle would continue to shower us with more than enough money - at virtually no cost - until Christmas ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on Tuesday after stronger than expected US retail sales sent stocks and commodities higher. At 0747 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 40 points at 4,811. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... Australian stock market has received negative leads from overseas, with Wall Street's key stock indices lower and commodities prices weaker. At 0813 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 33 points at 4,729. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... Australian stock market has received positive leads from overseas, with Wall Street's key stock indices higher and commodities prices firmer. At 0810 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 20 points at 4,788. ...

Optimism may not be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... investment environment still fluid, investors decided last night to exchange some of their paper profits on equities and commodities into paper money, cover their US dollar shorts and sprinkle some back into US government bonds. Just another dull day ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas, with Wall Street's key stock indices and commodities prices mostly lower, although the Dow Jones Industrial Average turned positive in afternoon trade and the price of gold was higher. At ...