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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... $17.98. The consumer discretionary sector was up around one per cent. Telstra, which is due to report its earnings on Thursday, was 1.2 per cent higher at $3.38. More than 70 per cent of local stocks opened in positive territory. In local economic news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... between Greece and its creditors. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.02, down from 107.17 on Thursday afternoon. During intraday trade on Thursday, the dollar reached 107.58 US cents, its highest level since October. Easy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... extraordinary general meeting while Indophil Resources NL is scheduled to hold a general meeting. In Australia, the market on Thursday snapped its three-day losing streak to finish strongly on the back of resurgent mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... said. "The trade surplus is higher than expected, which will be a boon for our resources companies." At 1203 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 47.3 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 4,273.0, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... market looks set to open higher following a strong positive lead from both the US and Europe overnight. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,242. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... top performers as investors bought into the sector ahead of Woolworth's sales figures and data from Wesfarmers due on Thursday. Woolworths on Tuesday reported a 1.1 per cent rise in second-quarter food and liquor sales from stores open for more than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... in Milan shares were off by 1.02 per cent. The euro climbed meanwhile to $US1.3195 from $US1.3104 late in New York on Thursday, to reach its highest level since December 21. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as tentative hopes that Greece will be ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... stubbornly slow economic recovery. City Index chief market analyst Peter Esho said the Australian market, which was closed on Thursday for the Australia Day public holiday, was being driven by the Fed's comments that it would maintain a "loose" monetary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... pushed the Dow Jones industrial average above its highest closing price since the financial crisis. Stocks rose early Thursday on solid factory orders and strong earnings from US manufacturers. They drifted lower after weaker reports on housing and economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... growth a vitally needed boost. Madrid was off 0.49 per cent. The euro dropped to $US1.2930 from $US1.2961 in New York late Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose for a fourth straight day on strong French and Spanish bond sales, the lowest US jobs ...