ASX lower led by financials, resources
The Australian share market closed more than two per cent lower, dragged down by the resource and financial sectors and a weak lead from Wall Street overnight.
ASX close flat as bank gains offset
The Australian share market closed flat as a rally in banks and property trusts, triggered by a positive US lead, offset falls in mining and energy stocks.
ASX edges higher as oil and gold rises
The Australian share market nudged a little higher after closing relatively flat last week as gold and oil prices rose.
Stocks above 5000
Australian shares rise in early trade, after another fall in oil prices.
08/06/08
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Michael Evans straps in for a fast ride and a tipple in the Hunter Valley.
Stocks top 5000
The Australian stock market opens higher for a second day after Wall St rallies on positive private sector employment data.
Banks pull stocks higher
The stock bounces back after Wall St is buoyed by a drop in the oil price and positive consumer confidence data.
07/29/08
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US plunge drags market lower
The market eases after US equities fall as investors grapple with worries about the soundness of the financial sector.
Weaker prices 'good sign for inflation'
A lower increase in the price businesses charge each other for goods and services has economists cutting back expectations of a high inflation figure.
Market ends in sea of red as crude oil prices slump
The sharemarket closed firmly in the red yesterday, with losses across all sectors after lower crude oil prices and continuing concerns about the state of credit markets.
Wall Street woes spread down under
The sharemarket closed lower yesterday, weighed down by the financial sector after renewed concerns about credit issues on Wall Street.
06/03/08
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Stocks lower after US slide
The sharemarket is weaker after US stocks fall after lacklustre economic news on the housing market and the factory sector dampens investor optimism.
Shares surrender gains
Shares give up most of yesterday's gains, as a drop in oil and metal prices dents resource companies, while banks fall on revived credit fears.
Aussie stocks close three per cent lower
Australian stocks fell three per cent on a shortened trading day as big falls in the price of oil and gold and weaker metal prices hammered resources stocks.
ASX follows US rebound after Fed cut
Australian stocks remained firmly in the black at noon after the US Federal Reserve's 75 basis point interest-rate cut.
Big US jump boosts Aussie stocks
The Australian share market has posted its biggest one-day gain in eight weeks, adding $43.5 billion to the value of stocks.
Corporate profits on course for slowdown
THERE will be few winners and plenty of losers as higher fuel prices and a rapidly slowing economy drag down most industrial companies, with analysts predicting profits falling across the ASX 200 by up to 10 per cent.
Banking tremor in US shakes sharemarket
THE sharemarket fell sharply yesterday after banking stocks were hit by more bad news from US investment bank Lehman Brothers and there was a late sell-off of resources stocks.
Australian stocks drop on Wall St woes
The Australian share market was down 1.6 per cent at noon after worse than expected jobs data in the US dragged Wall Street lower.
03/10/08
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Stock market ends lower
The Australian share market finished in negative territory for the first time this week, with the banks weighing down the bourse.