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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
Australian shares had fallen at noon to their lowest level in 18 months, led by financial stocks, on signs of a deepening in the global credit crisis.

Sentiment sinks on floats

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
Failing business confidence, courtesy of the US-led sub-prime credit crisis has diminished corporate appetite for listing on the main board of the ASX.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on the back of a poor lead from Wall Street and a mixed metals market in London.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
The Australian share market was stronger at noon after oil and gold reached record prices overnight, encouraging investors to buy resource stocks.

US property still has upside

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
US residential property may be in freefall but the institutional investment property market is quite another story, according to CB Richard Ellis Investors.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a positive lead from Wall Street.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
The Australian share market was down almost 1.5 per cent at noon, led by financial stocks weighed by problems in credit markets.

Consumer confidence plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
Consumer confidence has plunged 17 percentage points, signaling the economy may be about to slow just enough to allow the Reserve Bank to start dropping interest rates.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
The Australian share market opened marginally lower on a flat US lead and weaker base metal prices.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
Australian shares had surged by almost four per cent at noon led by banking stocks after the US Federal Reserve announced a $US200 billion liquidity injection into the financial sector overnight.