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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... was BSkyB, whose share price rallied 2.85 per cent to 821.78 pence after the British government cleared the way for News Corp to win control of the company after it offered to spin-off the Sky News channel to address competition concerns. HONG KONG - ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket had fallen slightly at noon as punters cashed in on company earning results reported earlier in the session. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.5 points at 4,926.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... US, we are certainly following suit." Illustrative of the return of risk appetite was strong gains in stocks such as News Corp, Ms Spencer said, which was up 56 cents, or 3.18 per cent, at $18.17. Higher commodity prices were driving gains in resource ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... up 45 cents, or 2.67 per cent, at $17.31 while its non-voting stock was 46 cents higher, or 2.99 per cent, at $15.85. News Corp announced on Thursday it maintained earnings guidance for the current year, and has confirmed it is considering offloading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Streets's key indices flat while commodities also were mixed. On the ASX 24 at 0820 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points higher at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from overseas, although the late announcement by the US Federal Reserve on its plan to buy $US600 billion into the US economy to stimulate recovery had a positive effect on share trading late in the offshore ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... Australian market was marginally lower at noon, with Telstra and banking stocks arresting declines among mining stocks and News Corp. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,671.1 points at 1201 AEST, while the broader ...

Don't bank on broad themes: BTIM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Investors can't rely on broad themed-based strategies and should focus on picking the best stocks, according to one of the largest fund managers in Australia. Crispin Murray, head of equity strategies at BT Investment Management (BTIM), said the fund ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... higher at 4,555 points, with 53,757 contracts traded. About four stocks rose for every one that fell. Stocks including News Corp, Asciano and Centennial Coal were the biggest gainers on the day. Cameron Securities client adviser Adrian Leppinus said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... the impact was limited to some extent. At the same time, an $US11.5 billion ($A13.4 billion) bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp for the outstanding 61 per cent it does not own in British pay-TV operator BSkyB boosted sentiment, encouraging more speculative ...