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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... Newcastle become the subject of community and political concern. The Kooragang Island plant has been shut down since Wednesday last week. Orica shares were down 65 cents, or 2.5 per cent, at $25.05, making it the worst performer on Monday on the ASX ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... that Italy and Greece were moving to form new governments that would address their deep debt problems. After falling on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 112.92 points (0.96 per cent) to 11,893.9 in closing trade. The broad-based ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... morning trade, it had steadied a little since then, and investors appeared to be in "wait and see" mode. On Wall Street on Wednesday, the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 400 points, after Italy's borrowing costs soared and the talks ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... when the United Kingdom opted out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) back in late 1992. In what is now dubbed "Black Wednesday" the British pound plunged by more than 4.2% on 16 September 1992 and by another 4.9% four days later. But it wasn't only ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Sims Metal Management, Asciano, Brambles, Gindalbie Metals, Echo Entertainment Group and Specialty Fashion Group. On Wednesday, Australian shares gained more than one per cent as markets were boosted by the Italian Prime Minister's decision to stand ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... Street rose on news Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign once a new budget was passed. At 0829 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 56 points at 4,338. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... per cent) to 1,261.15. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.07 per cent from 2.01 per cent Wednesday, while that on the 30-year Treasury climbed to 3.12 per cent from 3.04 per cent. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... AEDT was 698.3 million shares worth $1.64 billion, with 332 stocks up, 414 down and 309 unchanged. On Wall Street on Wednesday, stocks rebounded after the Federal Reserve's policymakers kept ultra-low interest rates and said they were prepared to do ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... results, News Corp reports its first quarter earnings while Boral Ltd holds its annual general meeting. In Australia, on Wednesday shares posted a third consecutive trading day of losses as optimism evaporated about the eurozone debt deal after Greece's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... referendum to decide whether to accept a second Eurozone bailout package sent jitters through markets. At 0700 AEDT on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.25 US cents, more than one US cent down from 104.47 cents on Tuesday. Since 1700 ...