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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
The Australian market is likely to open in the red after US stocks and commodities plunged on investor concerns that the global economy is weaker than expected. At 0824 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 134 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
The Australian market is likely to open weaker after US stocks retreated following lower-than-expected growth in the United States' service businesses. Major commodities also fell overnight. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
Australian stocks are expected to open stronger as better news from the housing industry sent US stocks higher overnight. At 0819 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 54 points higher at 4,626. In economics news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... a local rate rise, lower than expected sales by Woolworths and delays to a major mining joint venture. A decline in US stocks overnight also dented investor confidence, leading to the fourth straight fall in local shares. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... 4,717.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 28.8 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 4,743.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks gave up a healthy advance to end lower as financial and materials stocks slid. The drop in the market is the fifth slide ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
The Australian market is expected to decline when it opens on Monday after US stocks and commodity prices slipped on Friday. But the late report on Friday by Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), that its first-half profit is likely to be a bigger than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... opened slightly lower on Friday as BHP Billiton, QBE Insurance and Orica declined, after mixed overnight trading when US stocks rose while copper and oil slipped. At 1018 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.9 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4,888.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... per cent, at 4,673.5, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 19.6 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 4,687.8. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower on Tuesday after wholesale inflation rose more than expected in November, led by a surge in energy costs. The increase ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... 0.41 per cent, at 4,654, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 16.8 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 4,668.2. NEW YORK - US stocks finished higher on Monday after a bailout of the troubled emirate of Dubai helped allay fears of another wave of global credit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... 4,635.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 28.5 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4,651.4 points. NEW YORK - US stocks mostly rose on Friday on signs that consumers and businesses were feeling more confident about the US economy after better-than-expected ...