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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower, following a weak lead from US markets overnight.

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Bernanke, houses and confidence (or the lack of it) sent many on Wall Street clicking on the sell button last night.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
The Australian share market is set to open lower after a fall on Wall Street due to lower consumer confidence.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has followed offshore markets higher in opening trade, with investors encouraged by signs from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low.

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
Wall Street seemed content enough to trade up on indications of strengthening momentum in the US economy - something most didn't expect at 2012's open. But not Ben, he wants to "make the magic last for more than just one night".

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
The Australian dollar has risen almost one cent and pushed past 105 US cents for the first time in six days following indications from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Australian shares have opened higher with the resources sector boosted by higher commodity prices.

No greed, no fear, no volume

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Boring! If there's one word to describe last week's financial market activity, this is it.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The Australian market has opened weaker with investors abandoning risk averse mining stocks.

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
"Despite a sea of red, trends on the desk weren't very busy and investors seem more apathetic and bored than outright negative."