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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... with advances of close to two per cent following a strong opening to the day on Wall Street and after Asian markets lost ground. European stocks surged despite news that Moody's had downgraded Portugal's sovereign debt rating, sparking fresh concerns ...

Perennial ramps up international business strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... property. He said its operations have gradually expanded to allow its managers and analysts to complete research on the ground. Perennial now has offices based in Connecticut, Amsterdam, London and Hong Kong. To drive this strategy, Perennial has appointed ...

The disappearing act of lose-lose funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... decade. "For as long as I've been in the industry, it has always been in transition... but what happened in 2008 broke new ground," said Forster.

Drunk futures broker banned

FSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
A UK oil futures broker has been banned from the local financial services industry for five years and fined $126,000 for manipulating the market by trading huge volumes of oil contracts after a weekend bender. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... $21.90, Commonwealth was up 16 cents at $50.11, but ANZ was down two cents at $22.27. The major mining stocks had also gained ground, with Rio Tinto up $1.17 at $69.77 and BHP Billiton had gained 18 cents to $38.67.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... 35.63 points, or 1.00 per cent, to finish at 3,519.73. In Paris, cyclical stocks, dependent on robust growth momentum, lost ground. Auto maker Renault shed 2.94 per cent, chemical group Rhodia fell 3.49 per cent and steel giant ArcelorMittal shed 3.02 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The Australian share market made up some ground by noon from an earlier fall following strongly negative leads from key indices in the US and Europe. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 40.6 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,439.1 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... tightening of their wholesale funding costs and continuing negative news from the US housing market. Resource stocks gained ground on an early surge, with the market assuming a change of prime ministership may be bring some resolution to the resources ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... Exchange, the September futures contract was 55 points lower at 4496 points, on volume of 12,494 contracts. The big miners lost ground in morning trade with Rio Tinto down $1.14, or 1.58 per cent, at $70.97 and BHP Billiton 42 cents lower, or 1.06 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... in Melbourne. In Australia on Tuesday, the share market closed firmly in the red, with the big miners and banks losing ground after a flat Wall Street lost some of its enthusiasm for China letting its currency appreciate. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...