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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon as the local market bounced back despite falls on Wall Street and European stocks.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Australian shares are set for a flat start to the week as investors await developments in Europe.

The end is not nigh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
You name the crisis. One or more members of the Eurozone's got one, or more, or all of them and in spades.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat as market players wait for key economic data from China.

No money in equities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
From 4 April to 2 May, investors have taken US$8.2 billion out of equities and placed US$31.7 bil in bond funds. The immediate reaction would be OMG! Money's being drained out of equities.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower following mixed performances on European and US markets overnight.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
Australian stocks were higher at noon, led by gains among resources-linked companies and in defiance of a weak lead from Wall Street.

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
The scaredy cats are running for the hills again. Want to be scared, be very, very scared? Read today's headline on Bloomberg. "Dow Falls 6th Day in Longest Slump Since August on Greece".

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after the US and European bourses fell as investors sought shelter from strains in the eurozone driven by political upheaval in France and Greece.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Australian shares opened lower after falls on Wall Street and the absence of an expected company tax reduction in the federal budget.