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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... announcement, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 206.51 points, or 1.55 per cent, higher at 13,539.86. Locally, Newcrest Mining opened $1.38, or 5.22 per cent, higher at $27.81 after gold prices rose to six-month highs on the Fed's announcement. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... are scheduled to hold general meetings. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower amid broad-based weakness, with mining stocks posting some of the steepest declines. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 21.9 points, or 0.5 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with falls among mining and financial stocks leading the broader market lower. At 1030 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19.9 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 4,341.4 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... market on Wednesday closed higher as investors gain enough confidence to pick up beaten-down stocks, especially in the mining sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 35.5 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 4,361.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... news, BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser is scheduled to deliver key speech at Conversation Series lunch in Melbourne. The mining giants all opened higher as iron ore prices continued to rebound. BHP Billiton was 17 cents higher at $32.75, Fortescue was ...

Market wrap - afternoon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... 13,254.29. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed 0.03 per cent lower at 5,793.2 points on Monday. Locally, the mining giants opened mixed. At 1059 BHP was 14 cents higher at $32.60, Rio Tinto was three cents lower at $54.67 and Fortescue was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... traded. IG Markets analyst Chris Weston said the materials sector was leading the charge as investors saw value in punished mining stocks. "The lead from overseas was lacklustre, but we're seeing a lot of short covering," Mr Weston said. US stocks closed ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... price of commodities - especially iron ore (one of our major exports) - and declining terms of trade prompting resource and mining companies to defer or shelved altogether investment plans. There's the high dollar wreaking havoc on the manufacturing ...

WA closures signal mining boom end: Veda

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... risk for Veda. He also said that analysis seems to support the view of federal resources minister Martin Ferguson that the mining boom is starting to slow and that small business closures in WA are a leading indicator. But according to Shane Oliver ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... it out there that "... the developed world's fastest growing... will fall in to recession next year as the China-driven mining investment boom ends." Followed by: Is Australia... in the same boat as Europe?" Why bother with the question mark Alphaville? ...