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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... posted gains of 1.6 per cent to end a four-day losing streak, led higher by gold, energy and materials after a bounce on commodity markets overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 75.5 points, or 1.65 per cent, at 4,660.2, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... formally announced," Mr Leppinus said. "Otherwise, it's the big miners leading the way. We had good strong moves in commodity prices overnight." Locally, materials stocks posted the biggest gains in early trade, boosted by stronger base metal prices. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... closed on Monday for Memorial Day. Rallying oil prices -- topping $US101 a barrel in New York -- boosted energy and commodity-linked shares. On the blue-chip Dow, ExxonMobil, the biggest component, gained 0.8 per cent at $81.96, while construction equipment ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... lost four cents to $6.95. Goldman Sachs said it is turning "more bullish" on raw materials, and the commentary boosted commodity prices, Mr Curtin said. "On the flipside, we've seen continuing weakness in the banks, which is coming from the debt concerns ...

Never wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011

Don't blame China for inflation: AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... economist Australiasia and Japan, linked globalisation and emerging markets effect to inflation, arguing that rising commodity prices and declining services was a factor. "The primary channel is the effect of import prices into developed markets, that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... from the Australian dollar to essentially hold onto its gains for the week. "I think that reflects a bounce back in commodity prices." Mr Jones said in the absence of any significant local economic data, the Australian dollar was likely to be driven ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... in that metal? The fall in commodities from their lofty perches is more a positive than a negative for markets. Lower commodity prices increase consumers' disposable income and lift spending outside of petrol and food. They reduce companies' input costs ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Australian share market was half a per cent weaker at noon, while still heading for a gain for the week, after a pull back in commodity prices weighed on the resources sector. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.8 points, or 0.52 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Australian market is set for a flat start after the release of weaker economic data in the United States and on weaker commodity prices. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points lower at 4,749. In economics ...