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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... share price index futures contract was up 32 points at 4,281, with 7,019 contracts traded. US stocks closed higher on Thursday but failed to lock in early strong gains helped by positive jobs data and a key ruling for the pending Greek debt write-off ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Australian stocks market opened nearly one per cent lower on Thursday following Wall Street's lead where US markets tumbled following the Federal Reserve chairman's address to Congress. Austock securities client adviser Michael Heffernan attributed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... could be buoyed by positive manufacturing data from China. The Chinese purchasing managers index (PMI) data, due out on Thursday, is expected to show an expansion in activity. Meanwhile, Australian bond futures prices were higher. At 1200 AEDT on Monday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... single currency stood at $1.3465, hitting levels last seen in early December and compared with $1.3369 in New York late Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian shares rose strongly on Friday, pushed higher by changes in Chinese bank rules and gains on Wall Street. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... Australian reserve bank. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.46 US cents, up from 106.47 cents on Thursday. RBC currency strategist Michael Turner said optimistic comments from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... Germany and the US. At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.84 US cents, up from 106.47 cents on Thursday. Since 1700 AEDT on Thursday, the local unit has traded between 106.44 US cents and 107.16 cents. On Thursday night, Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... and strategist Michael Heffernan said there was no major local or international news driving the Australian market on Thursday. "European markets have been soft, the US market hasn't been doing much and commodity prices are flat," he said. At 1020 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... flat as relief at a massive Greek debt bailout gives way to growing scepticism the deal can really work. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 4,261. In economic news on Thursday, Reserve Bank of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... 1.42 per cent to 6,848.03 points. The European single currency firmed to $US1.3150 from $US1.3132 in New York late on Thursday, when it fell as low as $US1.2974 - the lowest point since January 25 - on intensifying fears of a Greek default. HONG KONG ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... higher at noon after good manufacturing and employment data out of the US overnight. Global risk appetite improved on Thursday after data showed the number of people in the US applying for unemployment benefits had fallen to its lowest point in almost ...