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Investors gain precious metal alternative

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Platinum, palladium and silver are all at investor's fingertips after London based exchange traded commodities (ETC) provider, ETF Securities launched four precious metal ETCs on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The firm's ETC suite includes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in the red after Wall Street fell overnight again. At 0829 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 163 points at 3,235. In news this Thursday, federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open weaker after US stocks sank again overnight. At 0808 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 165 points at 3,379. In news this Wednesday, the Reserve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after Wall Street slumped on Friday. At 0736 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 64 points at 3,693. In news today, the Australian Bureau ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after the three day slump to a new four year low gives investors a buying opportunity, and after US stocks rebounded overnight. Energy stocks may also gain after the price of oil increased, although ...

Market Wrap - Midday

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was over four per cent lower at noon following heavy losses in the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 177.4 points, or 4.32 per cent, at 3,930.4 while the broader All Ordinaries index dropped ...

Sisyphian challenge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Like the mythical king Sisyphus, fiscal and monetary authorities continue to push a huge boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down. But while Sisyphus rolled the same rock over and over, the global boulder authorities are trying to push over ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon, up more than two per cent, driven by China's massive economic stimulus plan, which has boosted appetite among local investors for commodity based stocks. Also, the Reserve Bank of Australia has indicated ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket remained firmly in the red at noon, dragged down by the miners after sharply lower base metal prices in London and a more than five per cent drop on Wall Street overnight on heightened concerns of a US recession. At 1210 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after Wall Street fell on concern that President-elect Barack Obama will struggle to reverse the slowing economy. At 0833 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney ...