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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... mixed result on Wall Street but tumbles on European bourses over fears Greece may leave the euro zone. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,080. No major economic news is expected on Thursday. In ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... sector at the open was gold stocks. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,574.77 per fine ounce, up $US26.64 from Thursday's local close of $US1,548.13 per ounce. Australia's biggest company BHP was 2.1 per cent lower at $32.10, while Rio was down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... quarterly earnings from Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, were not enough to shatter the gloom on Wall Street on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 157.50 points, or 1.25 per cent, to 12,441.05 in closing trade. The S&P 500-stock ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... stocks have opened higher, with gains among the big miners helping defy a weak lead from offshore markets. At 1029 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,179.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... to open lower following falls on US markets overnight and continued political uncertainty in Europe. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,155. In economic news on Thursday, the Commonwealth Bank ...

JPMorgan execs to resign over US$2bn trading loss

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... desk that placed the trades and one managing director on Macris' team. JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon dropped a bombshell on Thursday evening when he disclosed the bank had made a net loss of $800 million in the last six weeks as a result of US$2bn in trading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... the market - were 0.31 per cent. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,592.30 per fine ounce, down $US1.735 from Thursday's local close of $US1,594.035 per ounce. Wall Street closed higher, with the two broad-market indices breaking a run of six-straight ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... news is expected on Friday. But ANZ Bank is expected to announce its interest rate decision. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher, boosted by a better-than-expected unemployment rate and expectations that another cut to interest rates will ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... noon, led by gains among resources-linked companies and in defiance of a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1210 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.1 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,282.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... investors sought shelter from strains in the eurozone driven by political upheaval in France and Greece. At 0855 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 30 points at 4,250. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau ...