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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving positive leads from offshore trading overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by miners following a solid overnight session for metals prices.

60 Minutes deception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
Big Benny is the top money man. What he said is what you and I would expect from anyone who controls the flow of dineros.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian market is expected to open slightly higher after receiving subdued leads from offshore trading.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The Australian share market retreated from its morning high to trade in a flat range by noon, with materials and energy stocks buffering modest falls in financials.

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
Soft US jobs data means QE2 still in play and increases odds of tax cut extension.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The Australian market received generally positive leads from offshore trading on Friday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The Australian share market has lost some of its early gains but remains higher at noon as stocks follow positive leads from markets in the United States and Europe.

ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
Just you wait when Europeans come back to go a-begging in the financial markets next year.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The Australian market is receiving strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all key securities indices higher along most commodities, supported by positive data releases.