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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... a cue at the opening from overseas markets, after upbeat comments about the Chinese economy that fuelled gained in commodities. In the US, key home improvement retailer Home Depot's increased guidance boosted hopes that housing and the overall economy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... still vulnerable to downside risk but at the moment, when there are reasons to buy, people do. "It's very good to see commodities coming back to the forefront today, especially with a weak US lead overnight. "Big banks and the miners are leading the ...

Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... tightening in monetary policy. More so for the Australian and Canadian dollars which are getting a boost from rising commodities. But somehow, I think the RBA and the BoC would rather deal with this kind of problem.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... overnight to end little changed. The Dow Jones Industrial average recovered from a 130-point slide earlier. Falling commodities prices had spooked investors earlier, but prices for key industrial materials closed off their lows for the day. The Dow gained ...

The liquidity trade-off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
Commodities, currencies, infrastructure and private equity will feature prominently in the next generation of super fund investment options and with that comes problems with balancing member choice with the right liquidity policy. Bruce Garratt, intermediary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
Australian shares are expected to open lower after a weak lead from Wall Street and a broad-based commodities retreat. At 0733 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 48 points lower at 3,975. In economic news on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
Australian shares are are expected to open higher after US stocks gained on Friday. Commodities were higher, too. At 0705 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 46 points higher at 3,845. In economic news on Monday ...

We've left bottom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... Exchange Dry Index - broadly defined as a measure of the volume of global trade by tracking the movement of raw material commodities in dry bulk ocean carriers - had been rising over the past few months. Note that equity markets did not completely come ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... marginally in the red at noon, with losses in financial stocks countering gains in the resources sector on higher commodities prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.3 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 3,752.3, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon following a negative lead from Wall Street and lower commodities prices overnight, but some buoyancy was provided by banks, miners and consumer staples stocks. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...