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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... market has received mixed leads from overseas, with Wall Street securities and copper closing down on Friday, while precious metals up and oil were higher. At 0717 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 14 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... finish since September 25. Steel shares were in demand amid hopes that a global economic recovery will support demand for metals. The US dollar's weakness against the yen is seen as a major hurdle for the Tokyo market, however, because of its negative ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... for the year on Friday, and as miners gained on a better-than expected production report from iron ore producer Fortescue Metals. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.6 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,748.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Up, down and sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... breakdown of ABARE's commodity exports forecasts: Farm exports: down 2.5 per cent this financial year Energy: down 36 per cent Metals and minerals: down 12 per cent Makes for a grim reading, doesn't it? 'Blame it on the Aussie,' ABARE reasons. The Bureau's ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... benefit from US dollar weakness. Commodity producers are rejoicing because the price of their main exports - oil, precious metals, base metals - rises as the value of the US dollar falls. Notable beneficiaries are Australia, South Africa, Russia and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... share market is expected to have another day in positive territory after a rise on Wall street and stronger commodity and metals prices. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 11 points higher at 4544. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher after US stocks and metals prices gained overnight. At 0724 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 28 points higher at 4460. In economic news on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... and European indices overnight, and from another drop in the price of crude oil and base metal copper, although precious metals were higher. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 71 points lower at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... market is likely to open little changed after small declines by most US markets on Friday. Resource stocks may gain after metals prices increased. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was two points higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... Truckmakers' shares climbed after a brokerage upgrade, with Isuzu Motors adding 5.4 per cent, and trading houses gained on strong metals prices. Investors took heart after the Shanghai Composite Index jumped more than three per cent after falling to ...