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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... market gets a whiff that US data is softer than expected we will see the Aussie strengthen again." Mr McCarthy said overnight concerns about Spanish debt were not necessarily the cause of the weakness in European markets. "I'd suggest that the explanation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... $31.48 billion deficit in February, according to official data released on Tuesday. Frantic selling on European markets overnight, amid concerns about Spanish and Italian yields, had renewed concerns about the euro zone, Mr Jones added. "Spanish bond ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... market suddenly become so fearful again? Don't think so. Not when the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - closed at just 16.44 overnight - that's not fear. Even it's intra-day high of 17.74 is lower than the plus 20 posted when Greece was in the midst of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... we're going to be led by the US today," he said. Minutes from the US Federal Reserve's March 13 policy meeting, released overnight, showed the cental bank was reticent to act to bolster the world's largest economy in the near future The prospect of reduced ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight after stronger than expected US manufacturing data. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,360. In ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... pending an announcement to the market. It last traded at $4.30. US stocks traded in negative territory for most of the overnight session before a strong finish. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 0.15 per cent, the S&P500 closed down 0.16 per ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Move on people, nothing to see here. There were no significant portends from data releases overnight - nothing that would make ordinary investors jump with joy or hang their heads in sorrow. A fine excuse for us Australians to head for the pub early ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... the period ahead. "We think more problems are likely in the future," Mr Esho said in a research note. US stocks fell overnight - the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.54 per cent, the S&P500 fell 0.49 per cent and the NASDAQ fell 0.49 per cent. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
The Australian dollar is more than a third of a US cent lower after global stock markets dropped overnight. At 0700 AEDT on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.96 US cents, down from 104.35 cents on Wednesday afternoon. Bank of New Zealand ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower, following a weak lead from US markets overnight. At 1010 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.7 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,298.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...