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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Australian shares have opened lower again after a fourth consecutive fall on Wall Street due to concerns about ongoing economic weakness.

Bigger picture, nicer picture

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
It's time investors stop reacting to piecemeal stats and start looking at the bigger picture.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
The Australian market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall St closing lower, along with oil, while precious metals rose.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Disappointing US jobs data and lower base metals prices dragged the Australian share market lower in opening trade, with all sectors of the local market losing ground.

U-G-L-Y

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point - the US employment report most of us have waited for all week was plain and simply U-G-L-Y.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
The bad news is set to continue for Australian shareholders on Monday, with the share market tipped to fall following heavy losses in the US on Friday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Australian shares were slightly lower at noon as investors sit back after Thursday's worst one-day performance in a year.

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Financial markets went on holding pattern last night awaiting the all-important US non-farm payrolls report for May. Are they waiting to dive? Or are they recoiling to jump?

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
The Australian securities market has opened more than 1.5 per cent lower after gains were wiped off US markets overnight.

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Australia may weather another flood or cyclone or tsunami -- perhaps even another Gillard -- but if Australian dollar strength persists? the country could literally head down under.