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Equity and commodity alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... follow you Follow you wherever you may go..." -Ricky Nelson Why oh why does Wall Street continue to insist that rising commodity prices - particularly that of crude oil - is good for its health? Perhaps it's because today's Friday the 13th. Perhaps it's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was firmly in the red at noon as resources stocks fell following a drop in commodity prices and a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 71.2 points, or 1.49 per cent, at 4,709 points ...

May day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... rates, growth slows. You, I, and Irene know that slower growth means less demand for commodities and the... tarahhh... commodity price falls. But wasn't it only yesterday, in our (Australia) timezone, that the news was all about the markets' gained because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... Friday, Australian shares closed marginally weaker despite recovering from earlier lows caused by step falls overnight in commodity prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.7 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 4,743 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... made up some ground in morning trade but remain lower at noon due to substantial falls in materials stocks due to lower commodity prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 7.4 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,746.3 points, while the ...

Silver bullet downs market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Looks like the commodity and equity markets put up a big 'SALE sign last night. Commodities of nearly all persuasions dropped with a thud and so did Wall Street along with other markets in North and Latin America and most of Europe. Do I have permission ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... sector having a bit of a bounce," Mr Peacock said. "They were the two worst performing sectors in the US last night and commodity prices were fairly hard hit. "Maybe investors thought they had been a bit oversold during the last couple of days and that's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... per cent, to 2,828.23. It's up 6.6 per cent this year. Signs that the economic recovery is slowing also dragged down commodity prices. Silver fell for the third day straight, losing 7.5 per cent to settle at $39.39 an ounce. Crude oil slipped 1.6 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was almost one US cent lower at noon on Wednesday, following falls in commodity prices. At 1200 AEST, the local unit was trading at 107.99 US cents, down from Tuesday's local close of 108.87 cents. Since 0700 (AEST) on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... earlier rising 2.2 percent. Gold prices were at a record high at the end of last week but investors became nervous about commodity prices when the silver price plunged in Asia.