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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street again rose more than one per cent. At 0632 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 54 points at 4,122. In economic news on Friday, The Australian Industry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after the major markets in Europe and Wall Street gained overnight. At 0647 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 74 points at 4,009. No major economic ...

PIMCO appoints new vice president

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... in meeting the need of ageing investors looking for stable income related strategies that can immunise them from stock market volatility. By expanding our senior resources PIMCO is better prepared to meet this growing demand," said Wilson. Bowe will ...

Cash sector surges beyond super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... 2010-11 would win back the confidence of their investors have, however, had their hopes dashed. Further rounds of stock market volatility from July through August and deep into September will most likely make investors who might have been considering ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... crisis and growing signs it could further damage the faltering global economy. In late morning trading, the London stock market added 0.42 per cent, Paris advanced 1.84 per cent and Frankfurt jumped 2.09 per cent. Italian and Spanish shares rose by about ...

Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... turnaround in fortunes to ensure they don't lock in their losses. The continued extreme volatility saw the Australian stock market fall to its lowest level for two years yesterday, with more overnight woes in the US and Europe bringing further bad news ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... capitulation - capitulation that would clear the decks and usher the last seller out of the building. The past two days' stock market action suggests that we are getting close - but perhaps not yet. There's still the October curse to worry about. Still ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street lost more than 3.5 per cent and European stocks also fell sharply overnight. At 0714 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 3,890. In economic ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... interest rates reduce (further) the attraction of bonds relative to stocks. Not only this, lower bond yields increases stock market valuation by increasing discounted cash flows due to a lower discount rate. I would have stayed with my furs and love ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
Australian stocks look set to open higher despite mixed movements on international markets overnight. At 0707 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was 33 points at 4,078. Overnight, the Dow Jones closed just 7.65 points ...