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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was marginally higher at noon on Wednesday, with strong profit results driving higher share prices.

Asian M&A deals to surge

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
The Asian asset management market has been forecast to pick up speed after a new report found that activity in the merger and acquisition market is growing.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with equities markets generally strong and metals and oil all trading higher, too.

Same song

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Had it not been for the greater than percentage point gain on Wall Street overnight, there was really nothing to write home about.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
The Australian share market edged into positive territory in intra-day trading, buoyed by the industrials sector and some positive corporate earnings results.

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
It's official - China is now the second biggest economy in the world!

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overnight trade offshore. Wall Street indices were flat to marginally higher, whilst metals were higher, but oil was slightly lower.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
The Australian share market was down in intra-day trading by noon, but gained off its lows of the session, buoyed by earnings results.

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
Thanks to Bernanke's "unusually uncertain outlook" comment and subsequent implementation of QE2, financial markets are now out in force torturing every piece of economic stat until they confess that a double-dip is coming.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
The Australian share market has received overall negative leads from offshore trading over the weekend. Wall Street indices were slightly lower, and most metals and oil also were down. European markets were middling.