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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
The domestic sharemarket was riding high at noon on the back of a gold rush and positive global reaction to Tuesday's rise in Australia's cash interest rate.

Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
Talk of the town. That's the RBA of course. At a time when other G-20 nations continue to debate the growth alphabet of their own recovery, Australia's central bank declared, 'no mas!'

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger after world markets jumped partly on the strength of the rise in official interest rates in Australia on Tuesday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was almost one per cent higher at noon lead by strong commodity prices and US gains.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger led by higher US and European stocks and rises in commodity prices.

Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Could it be that the shadow of doubt is slowly creeping back into market consciousness? Sure, Wall Street jumped last night but why didn't the justifications sound as convincing as say, back in the first half of the year, when green shoots were all the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was almost two per cent lower at noon, feeling shockwaves from Wall Street's worst day in three months.

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
September 2009 bucked the historical norm - that of being the weakest month of the year for stocks - but October started with a bang that scared the thundering herd of bulls.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after Wall Street suffered its worst day in three months.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket was patchy at noon, with the key indices down but strong gold and oil prices boosting resource stocks.