Greece's European partners are under pressure to approve a financial aid
mechanism for Athens and are to convene at a summit on Friday in Brussels. The
Greek fiscal debacle is expected to figure prominently at the talks, with the
EU wanting to avoid the intervention of the International
Click to enlarge photo Wall Street's lowest close for three months on Monday
pressured Asian stocks but bargain hunting saw small gains for some markets in
the region, dealers said. In midday European trade, London's benchmark FTSE 100
index of leading shares
The Australian share market has opened lower, after a luke-warm trading update
from Macquarie Group and wider investor concerns about sovereign debt troubles
in the euro zone. Shortly after the market opened, the benchmark S&P/ASX200
index was down 35.2 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 4486.2
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas
markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals
prices higher. Shortly after the opening bell, the S&P/ASX200 was down 24.6
points, or 0.54 per cent, to 4496.8 while the broader All
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas
markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals
prices higher. This morning on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share
price index contract was 31 points lower at 4442. Yesterday,
At 7am AEDT, the dollar was trading at $US0.8667/71, up from yesterday's close
of $US0.8664/66. From 5pm AEDT yesterday, the local unit traded between
$US0.8644 and $US0.8710. "Event-wise, nothing happened (overnight)," Westpac
New Zealand senior market strategist, Imre Speizer,
The Australian dollar opened slightly higher this morning as currencies remain
in narrow ranges in subdued trade. At 7am, the Australian dollar was trading at
86.67 US cents, up from yesterday's close of 86.64 US cents. It was also buying
77.43 yen, 63.36 euro cents and 55.48 pence. From
AAP The Australian dollar opened slightly higher on Tuesday as currencies
remain in narrow ranges in subdued trade. At 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar
was trading at $US0.8667/71, up from Monday's close of $US0.8664/66. From 1700
AEDT on Monday, the local unit traded between
AAP US stocks were lower on Monday but trading in a tight range as investors
remained wary about the strength of the economic recovery and mounting
sovereign debt in Europe. US stocks have traded erratically in the past four
weeks as investors pondered over the sustainability of the
The Australian stock market has received a mixed set of leads from overseas
markets, with Wall Street's main indices themselves mixed but oil and metals
prices higher. This morning on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share
price index contract was eight points lower at 4465.
Click to enlarge photo Wall Street's lowest close for three months on Monday
pressured Asian stocks but bargain hunting saw small gains for some markets in
the region, dealers said. In midday European trade, London's benchmark FTSE 100
index of leading shares
