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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... the Australian share market closed flat after weaker than anticipated September quarter growth figures and a negative US lead. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.2 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,586.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Aussie fund managers outside top 100

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
Despite having the world's fourth largest investment market to source funding from, Australian fund managers have once again failed to crack the world's top 100, new figures show. According to a study conducted by Towers Watson and Pension & Investments ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... contracts. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said the market had hit a fresh four month high, a good result given a mixed US lead. "What has given a little bit of momentum to our market is news in the last 20 minutes or so that the Bank of Japan has ...

Unusually certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
There you go. I guess the economic outlook does not "remain unusually uncertain" now. This is if you believed yesterday's headlines that the cause of Wall Street's fall the previous day was because of Ben Bernanke's statement that, "the economic outlook ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... again. Bell Potter Securities senior adviser Stuart Smith said the local market had enjoyed positive trading following the US lead, but he wasn't sure how the market might finish the day. "The message from the Reserve Bank is that they're cautious, and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... in value territory. It could have fallen lower given the potential reaction of investors to Greece's debt woes, a weak US lead, an unexploded bomb in New York City, and China's decision to increase bank reserve ratios, he said. "With the Henry tax review ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... figures. The Australian share market closed higher on Wednesday on the back of firmer commodity prices, helped by a strong US lead. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index settled up 28.5 points, or 0.58 per cent, at 4,954.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... the Europe-wide flight ban. Also driving a heavy sell-off in early trade were lower oil and gold prices, and a negative US lead after Wall Street's most powerful firm, Goldman Sachs & Co, was accused by the US government of misleading investors. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon after a weak US lead and profit-taking activity. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 23.5 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 4,937.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries had fallen ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
The current US engagement with China might make Americans feel good but the consequences could be nasty. Last night's reports provide further evidence that the US economy continues to expand - without putting upward pressure on inflation. Improving. ...