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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - The Nasdaq has closed at a record high for the second straight session, jumping more than 0.9 per cent following a surge in Google shares. ..

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Stocks to watch on Monday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Monday, July 20: LYC - LYNAS - closed steady at 3.8 cents Rare earths miner Lynas has more than doubled its annual revenue as its production r..

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Share market’s rally comes to an end

The share market has opened lower despite further efforts to prop up Greece and its banks. The early, modest fall ends three straight days of gains on the market, driven by this week's agreement on..

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Stocks to watch on Friday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Friday, July 17: PRY - PRIMARY HEALTH CARE - down 42 cents, or 8.1 per cent, at $4.77 Shares in medical centres and pathology provider Primary..

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Australian markets hold on to gains.

The Australian share market has closed higher, with a collective sigh of relief from investors after the Greek parliament approved that nation's bail-out conditions. "We've emerged from the dark cl..

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US stocks end lower as Greeks protest

US stocks have finished modestly lower, snapping a four-day winning streak after violent protests outside the Greek parliament revived anxiety about the eurozone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average d..

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Stocks to watch on Thursday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, July 16: AYS - AMAYSIM - up 10 cents, or 5.56 per cent, at $1.90 Mobile services provider amaysim is expecting demand for bring-your..

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Aussie shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed one per cent higher despite falls by market heavyweight BHP Billiton. At the close on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 58.8 points, or 1.05 p..

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Stocks to watch on Wednesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, July 15: AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL CO - down one cent, or 0.7 per cent, at $1.355 Live exporters across the Northern Territory ..

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Day of strong gains for Aust market

The Australian share market has closed almost two per cent higher on the back of an agreement between Greece and its European creditors. The big miners led the way deep into positive territory, wit..

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Stocks to watch on Tuesday

Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Tuesday, July 14: ANZ - ANZ BANKING GROUP - down 35 cents, or 1.1 per cent, at $31.90 CBA - COMMONWEALTH BANK - down 61 cents, or 0.7 per cent..

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Aust share market drifts into the red

The Australian share market has given away intraday gains to close lower as investors await further developments on the Greek debt crisis and look for other leads to provide direction. IG chief mar..

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International markets roundup

A roundup of trading on major world markets: NEW YORK - US stocks have powered higher as the latest bailout proposal from Greece lifted hopes for a breakthrough with creditors this weekend. The ..

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Aust shares close higher

The Australian share market has closed higher, with mining stocks jumping after a sharp rally in iron ore prices. European and US markets had provided positive leads on better news about Greece's p..

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