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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have started the session lower following a weak lead from global markets. Rivkin global analyst Tim Radford said the local market was taking its lead from the Wall Street and was stuck in a trading range with investors taking a break. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
Australian stocks have started the local session on the back foot, following weakness on international markets. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was in the red for the fourth time in the past five trading sessions, following ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher after Wall Street's Dow Jones and S&P 500 both hit fresh record highs. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was benefiting from the US' solid lead, although trading volumes were likely to remain ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Australian stocks have jumped to fresh five-year highs in response to gains on global stock markets on Friday night. The local market has climbed more than half a per cent to its higher level since mid 2008. "It looks like a good firm opening and that ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
Australian stocks are slightly lower as concern about the political deadlock in the US continues to weigh on investors. Stock markets across the world have been in decline for most of the past couple of weeks due to the standoff between Republicans ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
Australian stocks are weaker as investors grow increasingly concerned about the US government shutdown and the possibility the country will end up defaulting on its debt. Local shares dropped after falls on global markets overnight, and the market's ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Australian stocks have opened lower as investors respond to an increased possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Australian stocks have opened lower as investors respond to an increased possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher following positive leads from European markets. CMC chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the market had taken its cue from official figures which showed manufacturing activity expanded in the UK and the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Australian stocks are sharply lower as global markets continue to react to the latest news on stimulus tapering from the US Federal Reserve. At 1015 AEST on Thursday, the All Ordinaries was down 61.5 points, or 1.21 per cent, at 5,028. IG market analyst ...