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Market Sentiment

Dow 190=4
Nasdaq 41=2
S&P 500 24=2
Ftse 49=1
Nikkei 818= 1
Futures -4=-2

Market Sentiment 8
The Australian share market is expected to open flat to positively after commodity prices fell overnight and Wall Street posted what were, by the end of the day, reasonable gains.

At 0715 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down four points at 4.014.

Market Sentiment

Dow -74=-4
Nasdaq 8=1
S&P 500 -10=-1
Ftse 316=1
Nikkei 590= 1
Futures 33=2

Market Sentiment Nil
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger today following a volatile session on Wall Street and strong gains on European markets.

Market Sentiment

Dow 889=4
Nasdaq 144=2
S&P 500 92=2
Ftse 74=1
Nikkei 459= 1
Futures 242=4

Market Sentiment 14
The Australian share market is expected to open strongly today after world markets surged overnight.

Market Sentiment

Dow -203=-4
Nasdaq -46=-2
S&P 500 -28=-2
Ftse -31=-1
Nikkei -486=- 1
Futures 2=2

Market Sentiment -8
The Australian share market is expected to open flat today after US stocks see-sawed overnight. Asian markets fell heavily yesterday.

At 0706 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up two points at 3,793.

The Australian Office of Financial Management is due to announce its latest Treasury bond tender result today, while the National Australia Bank will release its business survey for the September quarter.

Market Sentiment

Dow -312=-4
Nasdaq -52=-2
S&P 500 -31=-1
Ftse -204=-1
Nikkei -812=- 1
Futures -37=-2

Market Sentiment -12
Australian shares are expected to open lower on Monday after Wall Street joined stock markets around the world in a huge sell-off on Friday.

Market Sentiment

Dow 172=4
Nasdaq -12=-1
S&P 500 11=1
Ftse 47=1
Nikkei -214=- 1
Futures -63=-1

Market Sentiment 3
Australian stocks are set for another negative session, despite US stocks rebounding in a volatile session marked by investor jitters on recession and some sense that the market may have hit bottom.

Market Sentiment

Dow -514=-4
Nasdaq -81=-2
S&P 500 -58=-2
Ftse -189=-1
Nikkei -632=- 1
Futures -191=-1

Market Sentiment -11
Australian markets are set to open sharply lower after US stocks tumbled for a second day as disappointing profits and outlooks from a number of major US companies compounded growing global recession fears.

Energy stocks fell heavily as demand destruction fears took their toll on commodities, oil dropped more than seven per cent, touching a new 16-month low, while the price of copper was hovering near three-year lows.

Market Sentiment

Dow -232=-4
Nasdaq -73=-2
S&P 500 -30=-2
Ftse -53=-1
Nikkei 301= 1
Futures -126=-1

Market Sentiment -9
Australian stocks are tipped to open lower after Wall St slipped on a pullback in commodity shares and a rash of companies released disappointing earnings and outlooks.

Market Sentiment

Dow -127=-4
Nasdaq -6=-1
S&P 500 -6=-2
Ftse 202=1
Nikkei 253= 1
Futures -21=-1

Market Sentiment -5
The Australian share market has been given a mixed lead from overseas markets, after Europe's share market rallied 4.2 per cent on Friday, while Wall Street shed 1.5 per cent.

On Friday, the Australian share market failed to translate a late surge on Wall Street into a gain on the local markets, shedding one per cent.

Market Sentiment

Dow 401=4
Nasdaq 89=2
S&P 500 38=2
Ftse -218=-1
Nikkei -1089= -1
Futures 206=1

Market Sentiment 7
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained in a late rally early this morning, amid ongoing volatility on markets.

Market Sentiment

Dow -733=-4
Nasdaq -151=-2
S&P 500 -90=-2
Ftse -315=-1
Nikkei -100= 1
Futures -301=-1

Market Sentiment -9
The Australian share market is set for a sharp decline at the open, after Wall St plunged on growing recession fears, poor economic data and remarks by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke that the US economy was under sever threat from the credit crisis.

Market Sentiment

Dow -77=-4
Nasdaq -65=-2
S&P 500 -5=-1
Ftse 137=1
Nikkei 1171= 1
Futures -99=-1

Market Sentiment -4
The Australian share market is set to open lower after US stocks fell on fears that the global economy may not avert recession, despite the US treasury pumping $US250 billion into its banks.

Market Sentiment

Dow 936=4
Nasdaq 195=2
S&P 500 104=2
Ftse 325=1
Nikkei holiday
Futures 306=1

Market Sentiment 10
Australian stocks are expected to open stronger as Wall street posted its biggest one-day gain after countries around the world moved to restore confidence in the banking sector.

Market Sentiment

Dow 936=4
Nasdaq 195=2
S&P 500 104=2
Ftse 325=1
Nikkei holiday
Futures 306=1

Market Sentiment 10
Australian stocks are expected to open stronger as Wall street posted its biggest one-day gain after countries around the world moved to restore confidence in the banking sector.

Market Sentiment

Dow -128=-4
Nasdaq 4=1
S&P 500 –11=-1
Ftse -382=-1
Nikkei -881=-1
Futures 27=1

Market Sentiment -5
Australian stocks are expected to open flat on Monday as Wall street closed the week modestly lower following its horror session on Thursday.

AMP Investments chief economist Shane Oliver said the federal government's announcement that it would guarantee all money deposits for the next three years would have little impact on Monday's market.

Market Sentiment

Dow -679=-4
Nasdaq -95=-2
S&P 500 –75=-2
Ftse -53=-1
Nikkei -46=-1
Futures -180=-1

Market Sentiment 11
The Australian share market looks headed for a third straight decline at the open after Wall Street losses deepened into a seventh consecutive session.

Market Sentiment

Dow -189=-4
Nasdaq -15=-1
S&P 500 –11=-1
Ftse -239=-1
Nikkei -952=-1
Futures -12=-1

Market Sentiment -9
The Australian share market is set to open weaker for the second straight session after Wall Street made it six consecutive losses.

Trading in the US was particularly volatile, with the major indexes in positive territory towards the end of trading before dipping into the black.

Market Sentiment

Dow -508=-4
Nasdaq -108=-2
S&P 500 –61=-2
Ftse 16=1
Nikkei -317=-1
Futures -266=-1

Market Sentiment -9
he Australian share market is expected to open significantly lower after Wall Street extended losses into a fifth session, plunging more than five per cent.

Gains made in the previous session on the back of the Reserve Bank of Australia's surprise one per cent rate cut will in all likelihood be handed back, as the weakness of the US financial sector spills into the local market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 5.11 per cent, or 508.39, it's lowest level since October 2003. It brings the index's losses for the past five sessions to more than 1,400 points. The S&P 500 dived 5.74 per cent to finish below 1,000 points for the first time in more than five years.

Market Sentiment

Dow -369=-4
Nasdaq -42=-2
S&P 500 –84=-2
Ftse -391=-1
Nikkei -465=-1
Futures -178=-1

Market Sentiment -11
Another horror night on Wall Street is expected to push the Australian share market down sharply, but investors could potentially draw support from an expected rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Market Sentiment

Dow -157=-4
Nasdaq -29=-1
S&P 500 –15=-2
Ftse 110=1
Nikkei -217=-1
Futures -48=-1

Market Sentiment -8
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker despite the US Congress approving a revised version of the $US700 billion Wall Street bailout on Friday.

US stocks reacted poorly to the bill's passing, wondering whether the economy was possibly headed for a recession even with the bailout package.

Market Sentiment

Dow -348=-4
Nasdaq -93=-2
S&P 500 –47=-2
Ftse -89=-1
Nikkei -214=-1
Futures -95=-1

Market Sentiment -11
Local stocks may trade lower after US equities markets fell by close to four per cent, while Europe suffered less but was also in the red.

The key Wall Street indices all were down, as were commodities, including oil, gold, silver, and copper.

Market Sentiment

Dow -20=-2
Nasdaq -22=-1
S&P 500 -5=-1
Ftse 57=1
Nikkei 108=1
Futures 28=1

Market Sentiment -1
Australian stocks have received a flat lead today, with Wall Street markets finishing slightly down, including stocks and oil, although gold and silver were higher.

In Europe, the British and French bourses were up moderately, but the Eurozone's largest economy, Germany, saw its key DAX stocks index fall.

Market Sentiment

Dow 485=4
Nasdaq 99 =2
S&P 500 58=2
Ftse 84=1
Nikkei -484=-1
Futures 127=1

Market Sentiment 9
Australian stocks are expected to show a stronger performance today, following a stronger performance on Wall Street overnight.