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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on Wall Street after data showed second-quarter US gross domestic product grew better than had been expected. US GDP grew 1.7 per cent in the quarter, above the 1.1 per cent pace expected ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher despite a quiet night on Wall Street as investors wait for the outcome of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting. The September share price index futures contract is up seven points at 5,014. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is set for a flat start after overseas markets lost ground as investors wait for major economic news coming out of the US later in the week. The September share price index futures contract is up four points at 5,014. In ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street ended last week with slight gains. At 0823 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up eight points at 5016. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite Wall Street finishing higher with surging Facebook shares boosting sentiment. At 0754 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,992. No major economic ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... finally learnt to live with that prospect. Yes Virgie my lovely, we're back to that Goldilocks rationale for the stock market...perhaps, even better now. US equities are advancing at the same time that yields on 10-year US Treasuries have remained around ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... support while a string of uneven US earnings fuelled investor caution over economic activity. Meanwhile, the Tokyo stock market was lifted by a big parliamentary election win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party. London's FTSE 100 index of leading ...

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
... 'twas so good the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at fresh record highs overnight. So deym excellent that even Greece's stock market surged - the Athens SE General Index jumped by 1.71%. Oh pardon moi, it's such been a long time that you may have forgotten ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower despite strong production reports from Australia's two biggest miners. IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said investors on Wednesday would focus on the release of strong mining production reports. "The market's ...