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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
The Australian share market was up more than one per cent at noon, as a broad-based rally took hold following gains on overseas markets.

Weight in gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
There's a new twist in the tale of what we thought to be the ended saga of the GFC.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market has received a strong lead from overseas, with Wall Street's key stocks indices all higher and commodities prices firmer.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket was over 1.5 per cent higher at noon led by gains in financial stocks on a strong trading performance by Commonwealth Bank and takeover talks among insurers.

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
"They left me to rot!" For all intents, this could be the rallying cry for the 8.2 million Americans that are now unemployed since the start of the US recession in December 2007.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas for trading on Monday, with Wall Street's key stocks indices all higher, along with gold, but other commodities lower.

December 25bps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
While Wall Street looks far, far ahead on when its central bank would announce its first interest rate hike, Australians have only three weeks to go before they might see another one.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket was up 1.3 per cent by noon on Friday after better than expected jobs and productivity data in the US and as the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its forecast for economic growth.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from US securities trading on Wall Street and gold again was higher, although other metals and oil were lower.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket was marginally in the red at noon after a broad-based sell-off, although a higher oil price overnight drove gains in the energy sector and investors flocked to healthcare stocks.