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Australian Market Report of January 23: Economic Growth Warnings
JAN 23, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 9,058
Yesterday, Australian shares rose more than 1%, led by some banks and miners. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 share index closed up 44 points, or 1.3%, to 3,486.8, and the broader All Ordinaries index rose 37.1 points, or 1.1%, to 3,431.9. |
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Australian Market Report of January 21: Renewed Fears in Banking Industry
JAN 21, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 9,411
Yesterday the Australian stock market slumped more than 3% with the negative lead from UK. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended 112.7 points, or 3.1%, lower at 3,476.6, the lowest level in two months, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 106 points, or 3%, to 3,425. |
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Australian Market Report of January 20: Bad News from UK
JAN 20, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 8,478
Australian shares yesterday closed higher after the lift of commodities prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.4 points, or 1.08 per cent, at 3,589.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index advanced 36.1 points, or 1.03 per cent, to 3,531 after a positive lead from Wall Street on Friday. |
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Australian Market Report of January 7: Gains in Thin Trading
JAN 7, 2009 13:00 - Article Views: 7,248
Yesterday the Australian share market closed higher with gains across all sectors, except for healthcare. The market remained quiet with low trading volume and less news out. The S&P/ASX200 index rose 55.7 points, or 1.5%, to 3742.7, a near two-month closing high, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 50.3 points, or 1.4%, to 3689.2. |
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Australian Market Report of December 24: In Pre-Christmas Thin Trade
DEC 24, 2008 13:00 - Article Views: 5,588
Yesterday the Australian market closed slightly lower led by Rio(ASX:RIO) and BHP(ASX:BHP), although metals prices were higher on the dropping of US dollar and rising Chinese imports. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 26 points, or 0.73%, to 3531.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 24.1 points, or 0.69%, to 3468.2. |
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Australian Market Report of December 23: Exiting Before Chirstmas
DEC 23, 2008 13:00 - Article Views: 6,630
Yesterday, the Australian shares closed lower as investors were leaving the market before Christmas. On Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 58.3 points, or 1.61%, at 3557.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 54.9 points, or 1.55% lower, at 3492.3 points. Analysts said the loss was larger than expected, and the negative news from the world markets would impact on the local market. |
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Australian Market Report of December 19: Pre-Christmas Not Really Quiet
DEC 19, 2008 13:00 - Article Views: 7,677
Yesterday the Australian shares ended flat as weaker Commonwealth Bank and energy stocks weighed on the market. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.6 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 3,581.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 6.7 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 3,521.7. It could be fairly quiet during the pre-Christmas sessions. But the local market may be hit by the dropping commodities prices and the fears on US auto industry as US government has admitted that orderly bankruptcy can be one of the options for the troubled automakers. |
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Australian Market Report of December 17: To Soar on US Record Rate Cut
DEC 17, 2008 13:00 - Article Views: 6,162
Yesterday Australian shares closed lower as almost all sectors were down. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 35.2 points, or 0.98 per cent, at 3556.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 36.8 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 3,498.9 points. Telecom sector continued to lose on Telstra's failure to submit an adequate tender for the national broadband network. |
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Australian Market Report of October 30: Must Wait Until Fundamentals Improve
OCT 30, 2008 13:00 - Article Views: 4,436
Yesterday Australian shares closed higher for the first time in six days. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 share index was up 1.3%, or 51 points, to 3845.6, after earlier advancing more than 4.8%. Analysts said the market could continue to fall until a few basic fundamentals such as US housing sales, interbank lending, and commodity prices improve. |
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