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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Asian markets were falling as people remembered how ineffective the action by European policymakers had been so far, CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said. "We have essentially defied gravity the last few days despite some pullbacks ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... Telstra was the largest company to go ex-dividend on Wednesday and shed 17 cents, or three per cent to $5.57, but CMC Markets said the aggregate effect from all ex-dividend stocks will be a loss of 13 index points. Resource stocks were mostly up despite ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... gains were partly because of Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's commitment on Friday to keeping interest rates low. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the joy was flowing through to local investors at the open. "There's a positive ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... of generally positive corporate earnings to digest, local participants have maintained their recent bullish bias," CMC Markets sales trader Niall King said. Of the companies to deliver earnings figures on Thursday, Origin Energy and AMP were the best ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market is higher, following strong leads from the US and Europe. CMC markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said an engaging of concerns over the situation in Ukraine had helped boost global market sentiment. Wall Street's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... sell-off sparked by a clash between Ukrainian and Russian military forces," said Jasper Lawler, a market analyst at CMC Markets. "A planned meeting between Russia and Ukraine mediated by France and Germany has fuelled the perception that the stand-off ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... Newcrest offset gains in the retail and energy sectors. "Corporate results have dominated the early morning headlines," CMC Markets sales trader Niall King said. "Writedowns from Newcrest are weighing on the gold miner, while a third quarter update from ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... this week with a general feeling that perhaps the declines at the start of the month were overdone," Jasper Lawler at CMC Markets said. "The encounter in Ukraine was a hefty reminder that geopolitics cannot be ignored." HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares have ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... higher overnight, after jobless claims increased but overall data continued to suggest an improving labour market. CMC Markets analyst Michael McCarthy said volumes were lighter and volatility was lower than earlier in the week, with few companies reporting ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... losses overnight. Commonwealth Bank shares were down 49 cents to $81.20 in early trading despite its record result. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the bank's headline result had not met market expectations. "The market is a little ...