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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
The share market is continuing its upward momentum, opening higher after low inflation data prompted a rally. US markets were weaker overnight but upbeat quarterly earnings reports released by Apple and Facebook after the close of trade sparked rises ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
The Australian share market is trading higher, boosted by a lift in US markets and better-than-expected domestic unemployment figures. Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.8 per cent in March, and the number of people with jobs rose 18,100 in the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said several factors had lifted the local bourse: an overnight rebound in US markets, positive global economic growth forecasts from the International Monetary Fund, and some excitement over the takeover ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... market has opened lower following a selloff on Wall Street overnight. Rivkin global investment manager Tim Radford said US markets finished more than one per cent lower thanks to heavy losses in tech stocks. But, he said, the local market had fared relatively ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street's lead with US markets giving up their early session gains. At 0645 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 5,344. Locally, no major economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Australian stocks have opened higher, following gains on European and US markets overnight. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the rally on global markets came after several days of weakness. He said European markets recorded ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... markets had expected, he said. "There is a prospect for European markets to moderate a little bit and maybe pull back US markets with them," Mr Esho said. "Commodities are still quite sluggish, and I think that will weigh on the market. "On the Aussie ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... stocks have started the week lower, following a sell-off on Wall Street on Friday. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said US markets moved lower during Friday's session as investors took profits following recent gains, putting the local market on the back ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... analyst Ric Spooner said the situation in Ukraine was clearly dragging down the market. "We saw a stronger session on US markets before all this happened, and we would otherwise have expected to be firm," he said. Investors fear that an escalation of ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... weather that has depressed economic activity. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian and US markets were still flirting with the highs of recent rallies and were undecided about going past them. "On the positive side, there ...