Market Sentiment

Dow 186 =4
Nasdaq 10 =1
S&P 500 21=2
Ftse 102 =1
Nikkei 208=1
Futures 92 =1

Market Sentiment 10
The Australian stock market is expected to rise for a second straight day after Wall St rallied on positive private sector employment data.

Market Sentiment

Dow 266 =4
Nasdaq 55 =2
S&P 500 29=2
Ftse 48 =1
Nikkei -194=-1
Futures 84 =1

Market Sentiment 9
The sharemarket is expected to snap a three-day losing streak, after Wall Street gained over two per cent easing worries about the state of the economy.

But resource firms look set to slide on falling commodities prices, with predictions oil could fall below $US100 a barrel by mid-July.

Airline stocks should continue to benefit from the decline in oil prices. Qantas Airways Ltd recently slashed 1,500 jobs in a bid to cut costs as oil hit a record high of $US148.60.

Market Sentiment

Dow -240 =-4
Nasdaq -46 =-2
S&P 500 –23=-2
Ftse -40 =-1
Nikkei 19=1
Futures -99 =-1

Market Sentiment -9
The Australian stock market is expected to open sharply lower after Wall St fell two per cent on predictions the worst of the housing crisis was yet to come.

Market Sentiment

Dow 21 =2
Nasdaq 30 =2
S&P 500 5=1
Ftse -10 =-1
Nikkei -269=-1
Futures 24 =1

Market Sentiment 4
The sharemarket is expected to make further losses after tumbling 3.4 per cent on National Australia Bank Ltd's sub-prime write-downs on Friday, as Australia and New Zealand Banking Group announced similar credit-related losses.

Wall Street faces a bundle of economic data this week that could push up the US sharemarket, after recent releases have proved better-than-expected.

Market Sentiment

Dow -283 =-4
Nasdaq -46 =-2
S&P 500 -30=-2
Ftse -88 =-1
Nikkei 290=1
Futures -102 =-1

Market Sentiment -9
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks declined overnight as a weaker-than-expected housing market report was released.

Market Sentiment

Dow 30 =2
Nasdaq 22 =1
S&P 500 5=1
Ftse 86 =1
Nikkei 128=1
Futures 12 =1

Market Sentiment 7
The sharemarket is expected to hold gains at the open from the previous session, after the US House of Representatives approved a rescue plan for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Wall Street posted modest gains on financial firms as investors hoped the lawmakers would approve the bill, which they did after the close.

Market Sentiment

Dow 135 =4
Nasdaq 24 =2
S&P 500 17=2
Ftse -40 =-1
Nikkei 381=1
Futures 34 =1

Market Sentiment 9
The sharemarket is expected to open higher after a late surge in US bank stocks pushed up Wall Street from an early slide

Market Sentiment

Dow -29 =-2
Nasdaq -3 =-1
S&P 500 - 1=-1
Ftse 28 =1
Nikkei -84=-1
Futures -32 =-1

Market Sentiment -5
The sharemarket looks set to open slightly weaker after rising 3.5 per cent in the previous session, the largest one-day gain in four months.

Market Sentiment

Dow 50 =4
Nasdaq -30 =-2
S&P 500 1=1
Ftse 90 =1
Nikkei -84=-1
Futures 59 =1

Market Sentiment 4
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks closed on a fairly positive note on Friday following investor optimism about the troubled financial sector.

Market Sentiment

Dow 207 =4
Nasdaq 27 =2
S&P 500 15=2
Ftse 136 =1
Nikkei 127=1
Futures 37 =1

Market Sentiment 11
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks ended positively on a stronger-than-expected earnings result from investment and commercial bank JP Morgan Chase and falling energy prices.

Market Sentiment

Dow 277 =4
Nasdaq 69 =2
S&P 500 30=2
Ftse -21 =-1
Nikkei 6=1
Futures 66 =1

Market Sentiment 9
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after another steep fall in the oil price eased cost concerns in the US and helped drive Wall St over 2.5 per cent higher.

Market Sentiment

Dow -93 =-4
Nasdaq 3 =1
S&P 500 -13=-1
Ftse -129 =-1
Nikkei -256=-1
Futures -37 =-1

Market Sentiment -7
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks sank on lingering concerns about the health of the US financial system, fanned by troubles at large mortgage financiers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Local energy stocks are expected to suffer from a large dip in the oil price.

Market Sentiment

Dow -45 =-2
Nasdaq -26 =-1
S&P 500 -11=-1
Ftse 39 =1
Nikkei -29=-1
Futures -37 =-1

Market Sentiment -5
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks slipped on lingering concerns about the health of mortgage finance firms, although rising metals prices should boost resource firms.

US stocks shed initial gains as investors remained spooked by the fragility of the financial sector, despite the US Federal Reserve and Treasury Department pledging to support stricken lenders Freddie Mac and Frannie Mae.

Market Sentiment

Dow -128 =-4
Nasdaq -19 =-1
S&P 500 -14=-1
Ftse -145 =-1
Nikkei -27=-1
Futures -74 =-1

Market Sentiment -9
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after Wall St fell over one per cent on Friday.

Market Sentiment

Dow 82 =4
Nasdaq 23 =1
S&P 500 9=1
Ftse -123 =-1
Nikkei 15=1
Futures 39 =1

Market Sentiment 7
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US equities gained overnight on reports Dow Chemical will take over a rival firm and reassuring comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.

Gains in the gold and oil price overnight may also support resource stocks.

Market Sentiment

Dow -237 =-4
Nasdaq -60 =-2
S&P 500 -29=-2
Ftse 89 =1
Nikkei 19=1
Futures -65 =-1

Market Sentiment -7

The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after US equities fell as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector.

Market Sentiment

Dow 152 =4
Nasdaq 51 =2
S&P 500 21=2
Ftse -72 =-1
Nikkei -327=-1
Futures 38 =1

Market Sentiment 7


The Australian share market is expected to open higher today after US equities gained as the oil price fell and the Federal Reserve chairman indicated the central bank was likely to extend emergency loans to investment firms.

Mining and energy stocks may decline after oil and metals prices slipped overnight.

Market Sentiment

Dow -57 = -4
Nasdaq -2 =-1
S&P 500 -11=-1
Ftse 100 =1
Nikkei 122=1
Futures -47 =1

Market Sentiment -5
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on Tuesday after US equities declined overnight as financial companies fell on concerns they may have to raise more capital.

Market Sentiment

Dow closed
Nasdaq closed
S&P 500 closed
Ftse -64 =-1
Nikkei -28=-1
Futures -17 =-1

Market Sentiment -3
The sharemarket is likely to fall, with weaker oil and metals prices seen weighing down on resource firms.

Market Sentiment

Dow 73 = 4
Nasdaq -6 =-1
S&P 500 1=1
Ftse 50 =1
Nikkei -21=-1
Futures 14 =1

Market Sentiment 5
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today after the Dow rose on Wall Street overnight.

At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was up 14 points to 5,014.

In equities today, energy firms are likely to rise after oil prices rushed to record over $145 a barrel on Thursday, extending a rally that has added 50 percent to prices this year.

Mining firms may decline after a stronger U.S. dollar weighed down on metals prices, including gold and copper.

Market Sentiment

Dow -167 =-4
Nasdaq -54 =-2
S&P 500 -23= -2
Ftse -54 =-1
Nikkei -177=-1
Futures -97 =-1

Market Sentiment -11

The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall Street stocks tumbled in volatile trade as crude oil prices raced to record highs above $US144 a barrel, triggering fresh economic jitters.

Market Sentiment

Dow 32 =2
Nasdaq 12 =1
S&P 500 5= 1
Ftse -146 =-1
Nikkei -19=-1
Futures -8=-1

Market Sentiment 1
Reuters/AAP

Australian shares are likely to struggle as worries about high oil prices continue to dampen investor sentiment, though strong commodity prices may buoy the resource sector.

Market Sentiment

Dow 4 =2
Nasdaq -23 =-1
S&P 500 2=1
Ftse 96 =1
Nikkei -63=-1
Futures 17=1

Market Sentiment 3
AAP, with Reuters

The Australian share market is expected to open higher on Tuesday after the Dow and S&P 500 finished slightly stronger on Wall Street overnight.

However, financial firms such as Macquarie Group may decline after their US counterparts fell on further negative analyst comments.