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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after falling sharply on Monday dragged down by the resourses sector and following mixed results on international bourses. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 31 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite Wall Street reaching a five-year high as it shrugged off the risks to the world's largest economy of impending federal spending cuts and bid up equities At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... biggest loser, with the Bovespa index down by 6.6% over the same period. Compare this with the 13.8% rally in the stock market of Asia's rising star, the Philippines. Perhaps it's time the Philippines replace Brazil in the BRICs grouping. But then this ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a strong showing on Wall Street and European bourses rebounded on better-than-expected bond auctions in Italy. At 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 41 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive performance on Wall Street buoyed by upbeat earnings results and after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said US economic growth had rebounded from the fourth quarter. At 0901 AEDT ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's downward lead after Italian election exit polls indicated a coalition may be needed. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 54 points at 4988. ...

Aussie stocks best value for 25 years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... asset managers to declare its renewed confidence in the equity market after a strong 2012. Maslen says that, recent stock market performance aside, there is still a silo of cash sitting in defensive assets. "Many cyclical companies are now unusually ...

Fed sorted easy, now for the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Huh? Was that it? Was that the correction we had to have? To borrow from Neil Young, "My my, hey hey," seems like rock n' roll is here to stay 'ey? You know what I mean. It's the S&P 500's big back-to-back corrections on Wednesday (down 1.2%) and Thursday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's lead which ganied on renewed confidence that the US Federal Reserve stimulus program will continue. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 21 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a global sell-off over concern about a possible end to US stimulus measures and as data showed slumping business activity across the eurozone. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures ...