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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... Australia's economy was going through a soft patch. But he said falls in all stocks except for gold were based on a weak US lead after its worst employment report in 11 months was released after the local market closed on Friday. "The price of gold has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... stocks closed weaker after a "hawkish" speech from RBA governor Glenn Stevens and as jumpy investors ignored a positive US lead to generate modest broad-based declines. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 18.2 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4566.8 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
The Australian share market reversed course in morning trade, falling off session highs to follow a negative US lead as selling pressure hit energy, materials and banking stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.1 points, or ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Surprise, surprise! There were more negative/depressing data releases over the past 24 hours than over the past few "days of fear" combined, yet most equity markets ended on the up and up. No Virginia, I'm not talking about ol' Dominique Strauss-Kahn ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher, following a strong US lead, before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade. At 0730 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... stronger-than-expected US jobs report bolstered hopes for a strong recovery and justified the optimism behind recent price gains. The US lead helped ease concerns over unrest in the Middle East, where rebel fighters offered a ceasefire in Libya, while ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Perhaps 'twas the Japanese people's seeming stoicism in the face of what could be as close to an apocalypse as we could get that although concerned, there hasn't been any observable and widespread panic in the financial markets. Sure the Nikkei-225 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... generally was looking positive, with resources-leveraged stocks providing most of the drive. "We're effectively following the US lead," Mr Muller said. Nonetheless, the mood among investors seemed muted, with many awaiting unemployment data out of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
... Wilson Asset Management, said the market was trading in line with expectations set by the futures contract after a weak US lead. "There's not a lot of movement," Mr Hickson said. "We followed the US down and we're just holding there. "There was a flare ...

US leading lights report Q4

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
Fourth quarter earnings results from some of the investment industry's biggest names have been the focus of Wall Street this week. Goldman Sachs was the center of attention yesterday after its quarterly profits dropped sharply, but its investment management ...