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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher as the market reacts to heightened expectations of an interest rate cut in August. Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens on Tuesday hinted the central bank cut could cut the cash rate to a record low of 2.5 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have opened stronger following news China will lift controls on lending interest rates. The ASX200 index is back above 5000 points as the market rebounds from Friday's losses. IG market strategist Chris Weston said the market received ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus measures would remain in place for the forseeable future. Dr Bernanke sent markets alight on Thursday morning when he said the Fed would need to continue ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher following a positive lead from global markets overnight. The market is up close to one per cent, more than offsetting Monday's 0.6 per cent losses. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said Australian stocks were ...

Infrastructure boom set to continue

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... markets means there is also elevated risk," he said. Despite being a small proportion of global market benchmarks, Australian stocks feature prominently in infrastructure portfolios, highlighting the relative maturity of the local listed infrastructure ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have pulled back sharply as the volatile start to the new financial year continues. The market was more than 1.3 per cent lower in early trade on Wednesday, wiping away some of the $27 billion gains posted in the previous day's session. ...

Australian stocks weaker at close

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Australian shares closed more than one per cent lower as investors were swayed by ongoing negative sentiment. It was the tenth fall in 13 sessions. IG market analyst Stan Shamu said the deterioration in confidence had continued due to volatility in ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Australian stocks have opened flat, with market players sitting on the sidelines ahead of an interest rate decision from the central bank. Market players looked past a positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Australian stocks have opened flat, with market players sitting on the sidelines ahead of an interest rate decision from the central bank. Market players looked past a positive lead from Wall Street, where US stocks rallied strongly and commodities ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have hit a six-week low after the OECD downgraded Australian and world economic growth forecasts, causing mining stocks to tumble. The downbeat prediction from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development also hit US ...