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Date Posted: 17:15:32 06/28/12 Thu
Author: Algorithm--change of music at staion new song
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10:12:02 am 1.055==== 1
In reply to: Australian Stock Market Report 's message, "Friday 29, June 2012=Final estimates of March quarter US GDP were unchanged at 1.9pct." on 17:11:31 06/28/12 Thu

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> Australian Stock Market Report
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>Friday 29, June 2012
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>
>Summary Close Movement % Change
>All Ordinaries 4085.60 1.60 0.00
>All Industrials 4044.80 1.60 0.00
>50 Leaders 4094.50 0.60 0.00
>
>
>Market Turnover
> $A 3,982,002,766.00
>
>Commentary
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>For detailed video updates:
> >href="http://commsec.viotv.com">http://commsec.viotv.co
>m
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>MORNING REPORT
>(7am AEST)
>
>Final estimates of March quarter US GDP were unchanged
>at 1.9pct. Personal consumption was revised down to
>2.5pct, gross private investment was up slightly to
>6.5pct. Government consumption was revised down to
>-4.0pct, while both exports and import growth were
>also lowered to 4.2pct and 2.7pct. US jobless claims
>fell by 6,000 to 386,000 last week.
>
>European shares fell on Thursday in choppy trading,
>led by the weakness in the banking sector. Barclays
>fell 15.5pct following investigations that found it
>tried to manipulate key market interest rates. The
>STOXX 600 Banking index fell 2.4pct. Overall markets
>seemed range bound as investors waited on any word
>from the two-day EU leaders summit which began on
>Thursday. The benchmark FTSEurofirst 300 index fell by
>0.5pct with the UK FTSE down by 0.6pct and the German
>Dax was lower by 1.3pct.
>
>US sharemarkets fell on Thursday but recovered
>substantial ground late in the session. The Dow clawed
>back over 150pts in the last 90 minutes of trade on
>talk of progress by European leaders at the summit.
>The US Supreme court’s ruling to uphold a landmark
>healthcare law which requires American to obtain
>insurance by 2014 or face a penalty hit large health
>insurers. At the close of trade, the Dow Jones was
>lower by 25pts or 0.2pct with the S&P 500 down 0.2pct
>while the Nasdaq lost 26pts or 0.9pct.
>
>US treasuries rose (yields lower) on Thursday as
>investors switched out of equities and into safe-haven
>US government bonds. However treasuries trimmed gains
>after an auction of $29 billion in 7yr notes found
>slim demand. US 2yr yields fell 1pt to 0.31pct and US
>10yr yields fell by 5pts to 1.59pct.
>
>Major currencies fell against the greenback in
>overnight trade on Thursday as risk aversion coincided
>with the beginning of the EU summit. The Euro fell
>from highs near US$1.2520 to US$1.2410 and closed US
>trade near US$1.2445. The Aussie dollar fell from
>highs near US101.25c to US99.90c and ended US trade
>near US100.45c. And the Japanese yen traded between
>79.25 yen per US dollar and JPY79.45 and ended US
>trade near its lows.
>
>Benchmark crude fell on Thursday, as concerns mounted
>that the EU leaders summit will not find a credible
>solution to the ongoing sovereign debt issues. Brent
>crude fell by US$2.14 to US$91.36 a barrel. US Nymex
>crude fell by US$2.52 or 3.1pct to US$77.69 a barrel.
>
>Base metal prices were mixed on the London Metals
>Exchange on Thursday as the focus shifted to the EU
>leaders summit. Zinc and lead rose up to 2.2pct while
>other metals fell up to 1.3pct. The gold price fell on
>Thursday in line with other commodities. The August
>Comex gold futures price fell by US$28 an ounce to
>US$1,550.40 an ounce.
>
>Ahead: In Australia, private sector credit figures are
>released. In the US personal income and spending
>figures as well as the University of Michigan
>confidence figures are released.
>
>Craig James
>Commsec Chief Economist
>
>
>This commentary is a general account of the day's
>trading and is not intended to be taken as a
>recommendation to buy, hold or sell any particular
>stock.

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