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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket remained in the red at noon following big losses in the energy sector after a drop in oil prices, and falls on Wall Street overnight.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from the key Wall Street and European indices overnight, and from another drop in the price of crude oil and base metal copper, although precious metals were higher.

Priced, but not for a V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
There's no point in us lurking around Wall Street this month. All the good news has been priced in. Perhaps. Perhaps not.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Australian sharemarket remained in positive territory at noon after gains in the financial sector and among consumer staple stocks.

Treading on treacherous territory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
September is upon us! Yes, that single month of the year which historically has been statistically observed to be the cruellest for stock markets.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Australian share market may fall a little further on Tuesday after equity markets around the world slumped overnight on concerns about heavy losses in Chinese stocks on Monday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was relatively flat at noon as losses in the major miners and other large stocks such as Telstra offset gains in the financial sector.

Not bullish enough, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Have you heard the latest gossip? Yes, that one. Australia's economy has now left the gloom and doom of the global financial crisis behind and is now walking into the gloom and doom of rising interest rates.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open little changed after small declines by most US markets on Friday.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was in the green at noon, buoyed by the financials.