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The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a series of mediocre earnings report limited buying enthusiasm. At 0752 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 4,974. ...

The game markets play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... difference. Well...you would have missed another buy-op but that's not the point. The point is hardly anything has changed. Wall Street is back recording fresher and newer record highs as the US economy is still improving and still slowly. I've said ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed close on Wall Street and falls locally at the end of last week. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 4,963. No major economic news ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street with the Dow and the S&P 500 again reaching record highs. At 0756 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,972. No major economic ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said tapering of stimulus measures was not on a "preset course". In testimony to Congress, Dr Bernanke reiterated that the Fed ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall Street snapped a three-day streak of records as investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The Australian stock market is higher, following Wall Street's lead after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both reached fresh record highs for the third session in a row. RBS Morgans analyst Bill Chatterton said local stocks were essentially ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Wall Street's lead after the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs for the third straight session as in-line Chinese economic growth data offset disappointing US retail sales figures. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has opened a touch higher, following the US lead after Wall Street edged up to new record highs. More sectors on the Australia bourse were making gains, but gold and mining stocks were the exception, pulled down by a fall ...