AAP At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.9 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 4,477.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 43.5 points, or 0.96 per cent, to 4,495.3 points. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 31 points

Tuesday February 9, 2010, 8:29 am SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Australian stocks are seen lower on Tuesday, as investors continue to fret over the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles, with sentiment also cautious ahead of the rush of corporate earnings later this week. Macquarie

AAP 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. At 0650 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was eight points lower at

AAP The Australian share market closed marginally higher ahead of key earnings reports by heavyweights BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Commonwealth Bank later in the week. At 1615 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,521.4, while the broader All