Currencies

US stock exchanges were closed last night due to Hurricane Sandy. Bonds closed early, while energy and commodities traded electronically. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

A jittery Wall Street coped with a credit rating scare last night before settling into a quiet session. Dow up 26. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Robert Clayton of GTL Management provides his technical update on the Aussie dollar.

A strong earnings result from Dow Chemical and strong US housing data kept Wall Street’s correction at bay last night. Dow (Jones) down 25. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Wall Street did not stage a comeback last night as large cap earnings missed the mark and traders became more concerned about election ramifications and cliffs. Dow down 243. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Wall Street recovered from a further 100 point Dow fall on earnings fear to close flat as buyers moved in to snap up beaten down names. Dow up 2. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Google posted a shocker last night under controversial circumstances, but the broad market was not overly impacted by the Nasdaq drop. Dow down 8. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

The Tech Wizard’s charts foretell of a likely AUD breakout with a target of US$1.10.