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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with nervousness stemming from unrest in the Middle East and concerns over possible economic tightening in China contrasting with positive economic news in Europe.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
The Australian share market continued falling on Monday, with investors taking profits amid sentiment subdued by concerns over contagion from civil unrest in the Middle East.

Yakety yak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Reports say that these so-called "Jasmine Revolution" had been sparked by corruption, high unemployment, and rising food inflation.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed to positive leads from offshore trading over the weekend. Wall Street indices were higher, but oil and copper were lower. Precious metals were higher.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket continued to ease at noon, restrained by banking major ANZ on a poorly received trading update.

Roubini defects

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
Those who waited for the good doctor's good verdict may have been spared the anxiety of the Wall Street downs of the past few months but they've also missed the doubling in American share prices since March 2009.

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from diverse markets in offshore trading overnight, with all key securities indices higher, as well as precious and industrial metals and oil.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket continued to perform well at noon, buoyed by signs of economic recovery in the US and positive reporting results.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving clear, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three key Wall Street indices substantially higher, as were European and Asian markets. Gold was flat but higher, oil was higher, but silver and copper ...

Trouble not terribly troubling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The prophets of double dip have been silenced because recent indicators are showing that the global recovery is picking up speed.