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A liquid Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Swiss National Bank - sent financial markets soaring overnight. Whoops, better make it seven central banks. Because a couple of hours before the six announced their intent for a coordinated ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... more moderate than those offshore, as its rally on Monday was driven by some of the same factors that overseas markets overnight. At 1048 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.1 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4,083.3, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
The Australian share market is set to continue its rally as world markets rose overnight on hopes of progress on Europe's debt crisis. At 0824 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was 26 points higher at 4,104. The market ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... contract was up eight points at 4,072, with 17,930 contracts traded. US equity markets dropped by more than two per cent overnight as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... by the new right-wing government elected at the weekend were an unwelcome reminder the crisis will not let up. News overnight that a US special committee failed to come up with bipartisan measures to tackle the US debt mountain added to the negative ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
Australian shares fell, led by declines among gold and metals stocks and amid low turnover, after losses overnight on overseas markets. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 30.1 points, or 0.72 per cent, at 4,132.9, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... cents and 98.30 US cents - the currency's lowest level since October 10. European and US stocks closed down sharply overnight amid an apparent failure to reach a deal on cutting the US budget deficit and to extend stimulus measures into next year. London's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... recovered from the morning's losses. Local investors were retreating from risk following tension between European leaders overnight. At 1223 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 68.8 points, or 1.62 per cent, at 4,189.4, while the ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower, after falls on the US and European markets overnight. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 51 points at 4,208. In economic news on Friday, the Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... market at noon had improved from a weak start to be only marginally lower, after significant falls on offshore markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.6 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,244.8 points, while the broader ...