Market Sentiment

Dow -23 =- 2
Nasdaq -3 =-1
S&P 500 -3 =-1
Ftse -9 =- 1
Nikkei 64=1
Futures -5 = -2
Market Sentiment -6

NEW YORK - Wall Street took a breather from a month-long rally on Wednesday, with investors bracing for higher volatility going forward as the best quarter in a year nears its end.

Market Sentiment

Dow 46 = 2
Nasdaq 10 =1
S&P 500 6 =1
Ftse 5 = 1
Nikkei -107=-1
Futures 17 = 2
Market Sentiment 6
The Australian market has received generally positive leads from offshore trading overnight.

In equities, ASX Ltd holds its annual general meeting, Telstra Corporation holds its annual institutional investor briefing, and Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd releases first half results.

Market Sentiment

Dow -48 = -2
Nasdaq -11 =-1
S&P 500 -7 =-1
Ftse -25 =- 1
Nikkei 131=1
Futures -18 = -2
Market Sentiment -6
US stocks have slipped as investors took a break from a four-week rally, but they remained optimistic the advance would resume as a flurry of deals suggested companies were seeing value in the market.

Market Sentiment

Dow 198 = 4
Nasdaq 54 = 2
S&P 500 24 = 2
Ftse 51 = 1
Nikkei -94=-1
Futures 57 = 4
Market Sentiment 12
Public Holiday Western Australia only ASX will trade normal hours.

Australian shares are set for a strong start to the week after Wall Street hit its highest point in four months on Friday.

New York's Dow Jones index closed the week nearly two per cent higher as economic data continued to show the prospect of a double dip recession in the world's largest economy is weakening.

Figures showed orders for big-ticket items decreased in August at a slower than expected rate, and traders found comfort in the fact that orders of items such as household appliances rose by a more-than-expected two per cent.

The manufacturing industry is seen as one of the main engines pulling the US economy out of one of its worst recessions in decades.

Market Sentiment

Dow -77 = -4
Nasdaq -7 = -1
S&P 500 -9 = -1
Ftse -5 =- 1
Nikkei holiday
Futures -45 = -2
Market Sentiment -9

Australian shares are expected to decline after falls in US equities on a surprise jump in unemployment claims there and more signs of trouble for Europe's economy.

Market Sentiment

Dow -22 = -2
Nasdaq -15 = -1
S&P 500 -6 = -1
Ftse -24 =- 1
Nikkei -36 =-1
Futures -14 = -2
Market Sentiment -8

The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading, with Wall Street's key indices lower, but precious and base metals were higher. Oil fell slightly.

Market Sentiment

Dow 7 = 2
Nasdaq -6 = -1
S&P 500 -3 = -1
Ftse -23 =- 1
Nikkei -24 =-1
Futures -8 = -2
Market Sentiment -4
US stocks ended flat to lower in an erratic session after the Federal Reserve inched closer to further steps designed to support the recovery.

Stocks initially popped higher but gave back those gains quickly. Investors had hoped that with recent improvements in economic data, the Fed would issue a more upbeat outlook or clarify the measures it would take to stimulate demand.

The central bank nudged the door wider to pumping more money into the economy but kept overnight interest rates unchanged near zero, as expected.

Market Sentiment

Dow 146 = 4
Nasdaq 40 = 2
S&P 500 17 = 2
Ftse 94 = 1
Nikkei 117 =1
Futures 42 = 2
Market Sentiment 12

The U.S S&P 500 closed at a four-month high on Monday as a long-awaited break above a technical range and a flurry of positive corporate news increased investor optimism.

The break came a day before a Federal Reserve meeting in which the central bank is expected to renew a promise to keep its portfolio from shrinking but is not seen taking new steps to ease monetary policy.

The S&P 500 has struggled to make a sustained move above 1,130, which has been the upper end of a range that has persisted since June. Monday's gains could be a shot in the arm if it sways institutional investors that September's rally of 8.9 percent by the benchmark S&P index has further to go.

Market Sentiment

Dow +13.02 = 2
Nasdaq +12.36 = 1
S&P 500 +0.93 =1
Ftse -31.69 = -1
Nikkei +116 =1
Futures -22 = -2
Market Sentiment 2

Market Sentiment

Dow +22 = 2
Nasdaq +1.93 = 1
S&P 500 -0.41 =-1
Ftse -15.42 = -1
Nikkei +71 =1
Futures 1 = 2
Market Sentiment 4

Market Sentiment

Dow +46 =2
Nasdaq +11.5 = 1
S&P 500 +3.97 =1
Ftse -11.85 = -1
Nikkei +91 =1
Futures 3 = 2
Market Sentiment 6

Market Sentiment

Dow -18 =-2
Nasdaq 4 = 1
S&P 500 -1 =-1
Ftse 2 = 1
Nikkei -23 =-1
Futures -10 =- 2
Market Sentiment -4
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as Wall Street retreated late in its session on investor concerns about the economic recovery in the US.

Market Sentiment

Dow 81 = 4
Nasdaq 43 = 2
S&P 500 12 = 2
Ftse 64 = 1
Nikkei 83 =1
Futures 14 = 2
Market Sentiment 12
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher as Wall Street extended its rally on company acquisitions and stronger than expected economic data from China.

Market Sentiment

Dow 48 = 2
Nasdaq 6 = 1
S&P 500 5 = 1
Ftse 7 = 1
Nikkei 141 =1
Futures 12 = 2
Market Sentiment 8

The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher in the wake of gains on United States markets and strong Chinese economic data released over the weekend.

Market Sentiment

Dow 28 = 2
Nasdaq 7 = 1
S&P 500 6 = 1
Ftse 64 = 1
Nikkei 74 =-1
Futures 19 = 2
Market Sentiment 8

US stocks have risen as stronger-than-expected jobs and trade data helped lift optimism about the economic recovery, although sentiment was fragile as investors fretted over European banks.

Financials, hit hard in the August downturn, were among top gainers as new US claims for unemployment benefits fell to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July.

Market Sentiment

Dow 46 = 2
Nasdaq 20 = 1
S&P 500 7 = 1
Ftse 22 = 1
Nikkei -201 = -1
Futures 30 = 2
Market Sentiment 6

The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Thursday after Wall Street and European bourses closed higher.

Market Sentiment

Dow -107 = -4
Nasdaq -25 = -1
S&P 500 -13 = -1
Ftse -31 = -1
Nikkei -75 = -1
Futures -27 = -2
Market Sentiment -10

The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from offshore markets, after Wall Street closed lower and oil prices fell.

Market Sentiment

Dow holiday
Nasdaq holiday
S&P 500 holiday
Ftse 11=1
Nikkei 187=1
Futures -1=-2
Market Sentiment NIL

The Australian stock market is expected to open flat.

US markets were closed overnight for a public holiday, while European markets finished firmer.

Market Sentiment

Dow 128= 4
Nasdaq 34= 2
S&P 500 14 = 1
Ftse 57=1
Nikkei 51=1
Futures 50=4
Market Sentiment 13

The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher when trade resumes after a better than expected US jobs report eased concerns about the American economy.

Market Sentiment

Dow 51= 4
Nasdaq 23= 1
S&P 500 10 = 1
Ftse 5=1
Nikkei 136=1
Futures 30=2
Market Sentiment 10

The Australian markets have received positive leads for the third consecutive day, with stronger performances in overseas markets overnight.

Market Sentiment

Dow 255= 4
Nasdaq 63= 2
S&P 500 31 = 2
Ftse 141=1
Nikkei 103=1
Futures 74=4
Market Sentiment 14

The outlook for the Australian market on Thursday is positive, following strong performances on overseas markets overnight.

Market Sentiment

Dow 5= 2
Nasdaq -6=-1
S&P 500 1 =1
Ftse 24=1
Nikkei -325=-1
Futures 41=2
Market Sentiment 4