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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by gains in the mining sector.

Nightmare on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
Friday the 13th spook -- US jobless claims.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower, other markets also generally lower, and oil prices weaker. Metals prices ended higher, though.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was weaker at noon after a poor performance on global markets overnight and a lift in the domestic unemployment rate.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
The Australian market has received strong, negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with key market indices all down heavily, oil dropping and only gold amongst key metals showing a rise.

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
A day after the Fed pandered to the market's whims, the joke was on the market.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, led by losses in the banking and mining sectors.

Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
Just when we thought we've seen it all, along comes the Fed kowtowing to the whims of the financial markets.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
The Australian stock market has received negative leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and oil prices dropping back below $US81 a barrel. Metals fell, too.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, extending losses from the open in quiet conditions with big institutional players mostly staying on the sidelines.