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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011

... Last Thursday, on February 10, it closed at a 10-month high at 5001.7 points. Monday's close was the highest for the All Ords since April 15 last year when it finished at 5024. NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc pulled down the Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011

... was the S&P/ASX200 index's highest close since April 28, 2010, when it finished at 4822.8 and the highest close for the All Ords since April 22, 2010, when it ended at 4936.8.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010

... close at 4,699.9 on Wednesday, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 24.3 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4,791.7. The All Ords closed at 4,816 on Tuesday, the highest since November 10.

On caution's side

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010

... in the financial markets caused by uncertainty over the fate of Europe are already sweeping into our shores. Take the All Ords for instance. It has fallen 7.9 per cent in the month of May alone. Not because economic fundamentals in Australia are shoddy ...

Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010

... 2008. Gold's performance becomes even more spectacular when you consider that over the same period, the S&P 500 and the All Ords returned minus 4.8 per cent, Europe's Dow Jones Euro Stoxx index and Japan's Nikkei-225 index also remain below the September ...

Rise of mini-mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010

... back in February last year. "The markets have rallied since but, if you remember back then, some were predicting the ASX Ords could fall to 3,000 [it's 4,700 today], so the advisers captured that upside that they wouldn't have got if they didn't have ...

Bears cursed by September curse

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009

... the month. Here are some stats showing the performance of selected stock indices: Index September Jan-Sep 2009 Sep 2008 All Ords 5.7 29.5 2.3 S&P 500 3.6 17.0 -9.4 Nikkei-225 -3.4 14.4 -10.0 FTSE-100 4.6 15.8 4.7 DJ Euro Stoxx 4.4 20.9 -4.8 Shanghai ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009

... mining giants of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, together with Australia's big four banks, make up over 30 per cent of the All Ords' value. BHP declined 70 cents, or 1.9 per cent, to $36.85, and Rio fell $1.26, or 2.1 per cent, to $58.72. National Australia ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009

... back. But note this, the RBA has consistently upped interest rates from May 2002 to March 2008. During this time, the All Ords appreciated by more than 67 per cent. And this was achieved when the world was right in the midst of the global financial crisis. ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009

... date, the S&P 500 index has risen 48.2 per cent from its 9 March low, the Dow has appreciated by 41.8 per cent and the All Ords jumped 37.2 per cent. A few months ago, this column argued that by the time the headlines declare that the GFC is no more ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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