Market flat on weak Wall St lead
Market prostrate on weak Wall St leadThe Australian share market is virtually level piece of country in early trade, after the passage of tighter financial regulations dampened US portion markets.
It was the first time in eight sessions that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen, boundary it was a decline of only 7 points to 10,359.
Locally, the All Ordinaries was up precisely 1 point at 4,458 by 11:07am (AEST), while the ASX 200 had climbed 3 points to 4,446.
The banking sector has assisted in the unobtrusive advance, with three of the four major banks higher and singly Westpac 0.1 per cent down.
NAB had the best good among the four in the first hour of trade, rising 0.4 for cent after saying it is in talks to extend the acquisition agreement with AXA Asia Pacific as both parties seek modifications to the proposed deal that would gratify the competition regulator, which blocked the initial proposal in April.
The major miners have fallen marginally, with Rio Tinto down 0.5 for cent, Fortescue down 2.1 per cent and BHP down 1 cent at $38.12 ~ dint of. 11:11am.
The Australian dollar was worth 87.97 US cents.