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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
Australian stocks opened flat on Monday, with weakness among gold and metals companies offset by a firmer start from the info tech sector. At 1027 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.6 points, or 0.01 per cent, at 4,272.5 points, while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
The Australian stock market opened higher on Friday, led by the big miners after strong gains in the US overnight. At 1011 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.7 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 4,283.2, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower as concerns over Europe's sovereign debt crisis continues and topped the agenda of the G20 meeting in Mexico at the weekend. Australian treasurer Wayne Swan cancelled his planned attendance at the G20 finance ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Australian stocks were more than one per cent higher at noon, with the energy and resources sector leading the broader market higher. A firmer oil price during weekend offshore trading, as well as news China had lowered its reserve banking requirements ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Australian stockmarket opened one per cent lower in line with weakness on US markets amid continued uncertainty in Greece. US stocks ended in the red on Wednesday as concerns resurfaced that Greece was veering towards default after a debt bailout ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... Billiton and Rio Tinto said the pair would spend $US4 billion ($A3.75 billion) to increase production at the Escondida copper mine in Chile. BHP was down 29 cents at $36.37, while Rio Tinto was 58 cents weaker at $69.85. The spot price of gold in Sydney ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
The Australian market opened marginally lower in quite trade on Friday, with gains in the gold and telecoms sectors offset by weakness among metals and minerals, and materials stocks. At 1028 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down seven points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
The Australian share market has opened firmer as traders await a busy Thursday for local earnings reports. At 1015 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.7 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,292.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... 16.9 per cent, to $1.56 after it announced it had been granted a temporary operating licence for its Malaysian rare earths mine. Resources added two per cent as rising commodity prices sparked a turnaround in risk appetite. BHP Billiton added 59 cents ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher after mixed leads from offshore bourses kept investors wary ahead of the start of the local earnings season. Wall Street ended lower after US gross domestic product (GDP) data missed expectations - despite ...