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IG Markets - Morning Prices
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 11:34 am | IG Markets
On Wall St, early gains after strong results from Apple and Morgan Stanley were quickly erased once Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke began his speech. The market slid sharply as Ben Bernanke said the economic outlook remains unusually uncertain and that the Fed ... More >>
IG Markets - Australian market Wrap July 21, 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 8:07 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed after US markets managed to post gains following stronger-than-expected building approval numbers and a stellar report from Apple. Both the Hang Seng and Kospi are firmer by 0.5%, while the Shanghai Composite and ... More >>
IG Markets – Morning Prices 21 July, 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 11:12 am | IG Markets
On Wall St overnight, US stocks gained after an early slide amid speculation the Federal Reserve will take further steps to stimulate the economy. Treasuries pared gains and higher oil and copper prices helped lift the commodity players. More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon Thoughts
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 10:49 am | IG Markets
In Asia, regional markets are mostly higher this Tuesday, taking their leads from gains on Wall St. However, the Nikkei 225 is lower, down 1% with technology names under pressure following the disappointing revenue numbers from Texas Instruments ... More >>
IG Markets - Australian Market Wrap July 20, 2010
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 10:16 am | IG Markets
In Asia, regional markets are mostly higher this Tuesday, taking their leads from gains on Wall St. However, the Nikkei 225 is lower, down 1.2% with technology names under pressure following the disappointing revenue numbers from Texas Instruments ... More >>
IG Markets - Australian Market Wrap July 19, 2010
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 4:11 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets have started the new week mostly lower following the sharply weaker leads from Wall St. With the Nikkei 225 closed for Marine Day, the Hang is the worst performer, down 1% while the Kospi has drifted 0.4%. On the upside, ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Prices Mon, 20 Jul 2010
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 11:38 am | IG Markets
On Wall St overnight, stocks closed with modest gains after upbeat earnings from companies including Halliburton outweighed weaker homebuilding data. However, after hours reports from IBM and Texas Instruments missed revenue expectations, putting ... More >>
IG Markets - Afternoon thoughts
Monday, 19 July 2010, 5:26 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets have started the new week mostly lower following the sharply weaker leads from Wall St. The Nikkei 225 is the weakest, down 2.9% while the Hang Seng and Kospi are 1% and 0.4% softer respectively. More >>
IG Markets - Morning Prices July 19, 2010
Monday, 19 July 2010, 11:27 am | IG Markets
On Wall St, US markets slumped during Friday evening’s session as a report showed consumer sentiment had dropped to its lowest level in a nearly a year and earnings reports disappointed market expectations. More >>
IG Markets Morning Thoughts
Monday, 19 July 2010, 11:16 am | IG Markets
On Wall St, US markets slumped during Friday evening’s session as a report showed consumer sentiment had dropped to its lowest level in a nearly a year and earnings reports disappointed market expectations. More >>
IG Markets: The Week Ahead Economic Diary 19/7/10
Monday, 19 July 2010, 10:05 am | IG Markets
IG Markets: The Week Ahead Economic Diary The Week Ahead from IG Markets keeps you in touch with scheduled events in the financial markets for the coming week. Data highlighted in red is likely to have a higher influence on index, equity or currency ... More >>
IG Markets - Australian Market Wrap July 16, 2010
Sunday, 18 July 2010, 9:18 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are all lower following the mixed bag of leads from the US and disappointing economic data. The Nikkei 225 is the worst performer, down 2.9% while the Shanghai Composite, Kospi and Hang Seng are all down between 0.1% ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Thoughts
Friday, 16 July 2010, 11:55 am | IG Markets
In US action overnight, stocks pared early losses as JPMorgan reported a stronger-than-expected result, BP said it had managed to stop the oil leaking in to the Gulf of Mexico and Goldman Sachs settled its fraud case with the SEC for a reported US$550 million. More >>
IG Markets – Afternoon Thoughts
Thursday, 15 July 2010, 5:34 pm | IG Markets
Across the region, Asian markets are all trading in negative territory, but off session lows after US retail sales missed expectations and the Federal Reserve Board cut its growth forecast. Reports from China showing growth had eased to 10.3% helped ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Prices July 15, 2010
Thursday, 15 July 2010, 12:56 pm | IG Markets
On Wall St, stocks finished flat to slightly firmer as a stronger-than-expected result from Intel vied with some concerning reads on the economy from retailers and the Federal Reserve. In the Fed’s latest meeting minutes, they agreed that the outlook ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Thoughts
Thursday, 15 July 2010, 12:11 pm | IG Markets
On Wall St, stocks finished flat to slightly firmer as a stronger-than-expected result from Intel vied with some concerning reads on the economy from retailers and the Federal Reserve. In the Fed’s latest meeting minutes, they agreed that the outlook ... More >>
IG Markets – Morning Prices
Wednesday, 14 July 2010, 12:23 pm | IG Markets
In the US overnight, stocks climbed for a sixth session in a broad based rally. Optimism over stronger-than-expected results from Alcoa and Intel, as well as a positive bond auction in Greece were the main catalysts. More >>
IG Markets – Afternoon Thoughts
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 5:36 pm | IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mostly lower this afternoon, choosing to ignore Alcoa’s better-than-expected Q2 earnings result and instead focusing on Chinese comments reiterating their intention to curb property prices. The Shanghai Composite ... More >>
IG Markets Morning Prices
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 11:55 am | IG Markets
On Wall St, US markets rose for a fifth straight session as analysts upgrades of technology stocks bolstered optimism ahead of the Q2 earnings season. After the closing bell, Alcoa beat market expectations, reporting EPS of 13c vs forecasts for 11c on ... More >>
IG Markets - Morning Prices July 13, 2010
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 11:01 am | IG Markets
On Wall St, US markets rose for a fifth straight session as analysts upgrades of technology stocks bolstered optimism ahead of the Q2 earnings season. After the closing bell, Alcoa beat market expectations, reporting EPS of 13c vs forecasts for 11c on ... More >>