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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
The Australian share market was weaker at noon as local stocks had their biggest fall so far this year. There were heavy losses in both the resources and financial sectors after US stocks plunged overnight on more concerns over the depth of the recession. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... merger with AHM. On Tuesday, the Australian share market ignored a strong rally by big resources stocks to close lower after heavy falls among local banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 27.3 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 3,604.3, while the broader ...

Calls to cut super contribs fails to get traction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... misses the big opportunity - putting superannuation into the economic frontline and making it part of our monetary policy heavy artillery. A group of economists lead by Nick Gruen, principle of the Lateral Economics consultancy, has written to the Prime ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US shares gained on Friday. Resource stocks may decline after the price of commodities, including gold, oil and copper, fell late on Friday. At 0806 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... cent, to 1,413.11 points. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply higher on Tuesday in a technical rebound after very heavy losses the previous day on increasing concerns the global economy faces a long and painful recession. In London, the FTSE ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... miner to withstand the global financial and commodities markets turmoil. BHP's rival, Rio Tinto, was in the green after a heavy slump yesterday on the back of BHP abandoning its takeover bid for Rio. Rio Tinto shares gained 62 cents, or 1.48 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The Australian stockmarket remained strong at noon, boosted by gains in the resource and financial sectors. The rise in Australian stocks follow strong gains on the US and British markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Unlisted still king: MTAA Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... strategies, and the $6.1 billion MTAA Super believes its position is still strong amidst the economic turmoil due to its heavy investments in unlisted assets. MTAA Super, which was awarded SelectingSuper's Fund of the Year, allocates around $3 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... lost 107.47 points, or 3.48 per cent, to 2,980.42 points. TOKYO - Japanese share prices tumbled almost seven per cent after heavy losses on overseas markets and another raft of gloomy economic data. The Nikkei-225 index dropped 570.18 points, or 6.89 ...

G20 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... economic demand equation is rising and preventing a more severe growth contraction. The task at hand has proved to be too heavy for individual governments to tackle in a piecemeal fashion. One country nationalising its bank, another throwing money at ...