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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... 0643 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 4,601. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues data on dwelling unit commencements in March, and Westpac and the Melbourne ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... the president of Caterpillar Global Mining, Chris Curfman, speaks at a Melbourne Mining Club lunch. In Australia on Wednesday, profit-takers descended on the share market, pushing the bourse to a 12-week low after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... economy and left the overnight cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent. "We've seen the biggest falls in the energy sector on Wednesday, with Woodside down (around) two per cent," he said, adding that this was despite steady oil prices overnight. Shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... closed. At 0726 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was flat at 4,566. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues housing finance data for April, and the Australian Office of Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
... interest rates. Data on job advertisements are released the Monday, consumer sentiment and housing finance figures on Wednesday and jobs figures on Thursday. NEW YORK - US stocks dropped sharply on Friday after a dismal report on the country's jobs situation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... lower, by 1.6 per cent, at $32.62. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,542 per fine ounce, up $US9.91 from from Wednesday's local close of $US1,532.09. Gold miner Newcrest Mining was 55 cents lower at $38.87. At 1046 AEST, national turnover was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
The Australian dollar was lower against most major currencies on Wednesday morning, weighed down by weak trade figures released on Tuesday. At 0700 (AEST) on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.72 US cents, down from 107.03 cents on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... earlier in the week. "I think investors have realised that the relative belting the market got on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, for no good reason, was simply overdone," he said. "So we've seen a fightback yesterday and that is continuing today, despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to a low for the year of 3.06 per cent from 3.13 per cent late Wednesday, while that on the 30-year bond dropped to 4.22 per cent from 4.28 per cent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... index futures contract was 38 points higher at 4,627, with 8,715 contracts traded. US stocks posted modest gains on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as the market proved resilient to disappointing manufacturing data. The Dow Jones Industrial ...