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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher following a soft lead from the US overnight. Rivkin global analyst Tim Radford said it was likely to be a quiet week for global stock markets due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. On Wall Street the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is trading higher on the back of Wall Street pushing to more record levels. On the US market on Friday, the S&P 500 index closed above 1,800 points for the first time, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to another ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after stronger than expected US jobs figures lifted investor sentiment on Wall Street. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was following Wall Street higher on Monday in the wake ...

Market Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened weaker ahead of the release of October's official employment figures. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said the local market had been weighed down by two of the big four banks, ANZ and National Australia Bank, going ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher following gains on Wall Street driven by good US manufacturing data and car sales figures. CMC Markets chief market analyst said the Australian market might be further supported by the news that China's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower for the fourth straight session as concerns about political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe. A standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has hit a fresh five-year high, following Wall Street's positive overnight lead. The market is around a third of a per cent higher which, following gains in the past two days, has pushed it to its highest level since mid-2008. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has followed Wall Street lower as fears of a possible US government shutdown next week weigh on investors. US markets moved lower early on Thursday, Australian time, as budget talks between US lawmakers yielded little progress. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has opened lower, giving up some of the significant gains made during Thursday's rally. The market hit a new five year high on Thursday as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve's decision to continue with its economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has started lower as traders sit on the sidelines following recent gains and ahead of this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve. RBS Morgans senior private client adviser Bill Chatterton said traders appeared to have been ...