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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian share market was almost one per cent higher at noon, led by miner Rio Tinto Ltd and the major banks.

When the time comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The way things are going even the Greek ruins will be in ruins by the time this whole saga is over.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed to negative leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and metals and energy prices mixed.

Market Wrap - Mid-Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket opened firmer on Wednesday and was 1.2 per cent higher in early trading on positive offshore leads and solid earnings results from heavyweights BHP Billiton and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

Trichet to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
So what the hell were the previous weeks' market rattle all about? My guess is they were sensationalised by US bond market peddlers. They are the ones that benefited most from the recent scare.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
The Australian share market received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities and metals prices firmer.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian sharemarket was suffering from broad-based weakness in trading by noon, with European sovereign debt concerns proving a counter to positive local corporate earnings results.

Australia better than triple A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Worries about the US credit rating made the headlines when in early December last year, Moody's issued a report that the US and UK could "test the Aaa boundaries" because of their worsening public finances.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals prices higher.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The Australian share market was moderately higher at noon following mild gains on Wall Street.