Australian Market Slips On Cautious Trading; Energy, Financial Stocks Down

Australian Market Slips On Cautious Trading; Energy, Financial Stocks Down

  • Posted Friday, April 16, 2010 -
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The Australian market ended in negative territory on Friday, the last trading of the week, dragged down by energy related stocks after the crude oil priced declined amid volatile session in the International market in the previous session. Modest gains on Wall Street in the previous session despite weaker jobless claims report failed to enthuse traders amid concerns about measures announced by China to cool off its real estate market. Weak trading across other markets in the region also impacted market sentiment as traders preferred to exercise caution and move to the sidelines ahead of more earnings and economic data from the U.S.view original article

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