Wall St boost lifts local market

Commonwealth Bank chief currency strategist Richard Grace said the US dollar strengthened in New York trading before the local unit recovered some of its overnight losses during the Asian session...The number of job losses came in around market ...

The partial recovery comes after Wall Street rose overnight, despite signs the US economy continues to decline. Official figures released overnight showing that 63,000 non-farm jobs were lost in the US in June. But the All Ordinaries index has taken ...

This Story Click to enlarge photo The sharemarket recovered almost all of yesterday's losses, buoyed by bargain hunters stepping in after markets steadied offshore...Turnover totalled just $77.5 million. "It's been a good finish to a pretty bad week,...

All Ordinaries index was 28 points higher to 5,122 and the ASX 200 had gained 0.6 of a per cent to 5,028. The top miners are partially reversing yesterday's big decline...Tags: business-economics-and-finance , finance-markets , stockmarket , ...

On the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones industrial average has closed 73 points higher at 11,289. Technology issues have not fared as well after graphics chip maker Nvidia cut its earnings forecasts due to global market weakness. The high-tech ...

This Story The sharemarket opened generally firmer today after it plunged 2.2 percent yesterday to a fresh three-year low. On Wall Street, shares closed mixed today after a key labour market report showed a drop in US payrolls but was not as bad as ...

Wall Street's indexes closed mixed on Thursday after a key labour market report showed a drop in US payrolls but was not as bad as some investors had feared. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 73.03 points (0.65 percent) to end at 11,288.54 ...