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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... cent lower on Wednesday after dramatic falls on overseas metals markets and a weak start to the US reporting season overnight. By noon (AEDT), both major local indices had drifted further down, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shedding 43.1 points ...

Waiting to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... the 1995 romance film of the same title but to the goings-on in the financial markets. Equity markets didn't do much overnight. The S&P 500 was up a little, the Dow down a bit, the German DAX a fraction higher and the FTSE-100 virtually flat. They're ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... because while they're progressing to try to fix all the issues (in Europe) it's not something that's going to happen overnight," he said. "It's still reasonably positive out there but everyone's being a little cautious after a few decent gains over consecutive ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher following good rises on Wall Street overnight. At 0757 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 55 points at 4,252. Locally on Tuesday, no major economic news is expected. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... strong European and US leads after a tranche of details about the Europeans' plans for the debt crisis were released overnight. By 1200 AEDT, both major local indices had moved higher, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index up 79.9 points, or 1.96 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... strongest performers on the market, benefiting from a rally on overseas metal markets on Wednesday, with copper rising in overnight trade for the first time in six sessions, supported by a weaker US dollar. Among the miners, BHP Billiton rose 2.6 per ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... finish last night is not the result of wishful thinking. US stocks may have ended less than their European counterparts overnight, but at least they have hard, solid evidence to back their move - economic stats came in better than expectations. The US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after the major markets in Europe and Wall Street gained overnight. At 0647 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 74 points at 4,009. No major economic news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... Australian dollar is staging a rapid recovery on Wednesday morning after hitting its lowest levels in more than a year overnight. During the offshore session on Tuesday night the local unit fell to a low of 93.88 US cents after the Reserve Bank of Australia ...