Energy

Origin has lowered earnings guidance for the full year and while brokers have responded by cutting earnings forecasts and price targets Buy ratings continue to dominate.

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

A wrap of the day’s activity on the Australian stock market.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Commodity markets are volatile and China is key but there is value in oversold base metals and energy.

Fiscal cliff and Europe – nothing’s changed. Dow down 121. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Natural gas prices have risen since September and this trend should be sustained in coming months, while brokers have updated market views to reflect factors such as the US becoming an exporter of LNG.

Wall Street responded poorly to another four years of deadlocked government and now that the election is over, Europe is back in the frame. Dow down 312. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

The Chartist believes BHP has now seen a significant low and is looking for a gradual move higher.

A newspaper error had Romney ahead in Ohio in early polling, triggering technical buying. But Wall Street decided to hang in there anyway. Dow up 133. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Wall Street was quiet last night ahead of an election most continue to claim is too close to call. Dow up 19. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)