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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... this week with a general feeling that perhaps the declines at the start of the month were overdone," Jasper Lawler at CMC Markets said. "The encounter in Ukraine was a hefty reminder that geopolitics cannot be ignored." HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares have ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... higher overnight, after jobless claims increased but overall data continued to suggest an improving labour market. CMC Markets analyst Michael McCarthy said volumes were lighter and volatility was lower than earlier in the week, with few companies reporting ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... losses overnight. Commonwealth Bank shares were down 49 cents to $81.20 in early trading despite its record result. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the bank's headline result had not met market expectations. "The market is a little ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox withdrew an estimated $US80 billion ($A86.56 billion) bid to acquire Time Warner. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market had opened higher than expected on Thursday. "We are starting ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... fell on disappointing company earnings reports. The weak lead from the US had set a soft tone for Monday morning, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.72 per cent while the broad-based S&P 500 ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... consumer confidence falling away slightly in the most recent week but business conditions and confidence improving," CMC Markets analyst Michael McCarthy said. "The net result is a little bit of stasis in the market." ANZ/Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Investors have shrugged off strong leads from the US to take profits as the 2013-14 financial year comes to an end, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "It's possible we may be seeing a bit of book squaring at the end of the financial ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... this week and signs consumer sentiment in Australia is picking up have rekindled demand for consumer related shares, CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said. "It appears better reads we are getting on weekly consumer confidence is starting ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... reaction, and that's a reflection of the current environment, there's just no compelling reasons to buy at the moment," CMC Markets chief strategist Michael McCarthy said. "While we don't see any compelling reasons to sell either, in the absence of positive ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... fall in the iron ore price, weak consumer sentiment and a stubbornly high Australian dollar were hurting the market, CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said. Two consumer confidence indexes released on Wednesday morning show sentiment remains low ...