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Morning Market Wrap: International markets gain; Dollar weaker

The Australian share market is likely to move higher following gains in international markets overnight. By 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading for the day ahead, was six points ...

Midday market wrap: Australian stocks track US gains

The Australian stock market at noon today had made modest gains in the wake of firmer trading in the United States, with most of the major banks, resources stocks and Telstra in positive territory. At 1219 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose ...

Midday market wrap: $A slips below 64 US cents

Japan's key Nikkei average was off opening highs by mid-morning on Thursday as buying of several exporters lost steam after the yen rose to a three-and-a-half month high against the US dollar. The Nikkei rose 0.4% while the Hang Seng gained 0.65%. Meanwhile ...

AiG & QBE expected to unveil healthy profit results

Two of Australia's biggest insurers, Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG) and QBE Insurance Group Ltd, are expected to unveil healthy profit results this week thanks to a continued hardening in premium prices. Analysts expect QBE on Tuesday to lift its ...

Morning market wrap: Power blackout hits US share price futures, supports bonds

US stocks finished higher overnight, although a power outage across large parts of the eastern US and Canada sent share price futures lower after the close of the regular trading session. US bond yields also fell sharply with the blackout, although ...

Investa closes in on 50% interest in POF

Investa Property Group is closing in on obtaining a 50 per cent stake in takeover target Principal Office Fund (POF), it has announced to the market. Investa said today it had now claimed a 44.90% interest in the office fund. Investa snatched up the ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further gains

Australian shares advanced further in morning trade Friday, following a rise of almost one percent Thursday and gains overnight in major overseas markets. Yesterday's close was the highest in 11 months, with buying this morning again across a broad ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end marginally higher

The Australian share market managed to eke out further modest gains Thursday afternoon, in an otherwise lacklustre trading session. The All Ordinaries eventually closed at 3,073.0, up 4.9 points on last night's close. The market struggled in the absence ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares tumble in early trade

Australian shares were trading lower Thursday morning, following losses overnight in US markets. US indexes were dragged lower in response to the earlier sharp rise in bond yields and disappointing earnings reports from Ford Motor Corporation and Lucent ...

Morning Market Wrap: US Shares Finish Modestly Higher

US equities ended Thursday trade a touch higher, as new economic data continued to paint a picture of sluggish economic recovery. Also, after market reports from Oracle Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. provided a mixed outlook for earnings growth. The Dow ...