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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... low as investors cheered a drop in oil prices and a weaker yen, which is good for exporters. The market made up some lost ground after a fall the previous day triggered by political uncertainty after Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's sudden resignation. ...

US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Local investors are set to benefit from a new agreement between US and Australian regulators that may allow brokers from both regions to only comply with their home country regulation when trading Australian or US equities. The groundbreaking deal could ...

Templeton targets Vietnam

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... advantage of that growth," said Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Asset Management. "Having analysts on the ground in frontier markets like Vietnam benefits our company research efforts, enabling more frequent company visits and greater insight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... rose 99.39 points to 21,392.71. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket edged lower with top stock Telecom giving up more ground. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 11.34 points to 3333.90. There were 33 rises and 48 falls and turnover was worth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... cent to 1,305.32, while the NASDAQ rose 25.85, or 1.07 per cent to 2,439.9. LONDON - Europe's major stock markets gained ground on Monday, boosted by the weakening euro against the dollar, and as traders monitored escalating violence between Russia and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... Melbourne Mining Club. The Australian share market closed marginally firmer yesterday, with the banking sector gaining ground. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.2 points, or 0.29 per cent to 4983.3, while the broader All Ordinaries climbed 11.9 ...

Apostle fund raises $30m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... seeking total return style managers. "We chose our two managers because of their reputations, the fact they are on the ground in the geographical markets in which they invest and because they specialise in investing solely in those areas," said West. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... 6,518.70. PARIS - The CAC 40 rose 105.72 points, or 2.47 per cent, to close at 4,386.35. TOKYO - Japanese share prices lost ground for a third straight session Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of another batch of company results and a US interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... Dow fell 51.70, or 0.45 per cent, to 11,326.32, ending the week down 0.39 per cent. Broader stock indicators also lost ground on Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 7.07, or 0.56 per cent, to 1,260.31, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 14.59 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... its exposure to complex US mortgage-backed debt securities. The local bourse was also following Wall Street, which lost ground due to fears about the US economy following a weaker than expected report on the US housing market. At 1200 AEST the benchmark ...