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Local bonds better than the US: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... if it was available. In stressing the differences between the Australian and US economies, Gross said Australia was a commodity-based economy with a healthy outlook because it was linked to the developing Asian countries. "Australia's exports are being ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... stock market was firmly in the black at noon on the back of third straight day of gains on Wall Street and stronger commodity prices overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 71.3 points at 5,737.4 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... as tumbling mainland stock markets unnerved investors, prompting them to sell Chinese large caps in the financial and commodity sectors. The Hang Seng Index closed down 35.90 points at 23,269.14. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket slipped into ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... Australian stock market continued its march into positive territory at noon as investors came back to the banking sector and commodity prices surged overnight. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said investors were relieved that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... 33.59 points at 2,340.34. LONDON - UK stocks closed flat after the US Federal Reserve's comments, which offset gains in commodity shares. The FTSE 100 edged back 0.8 points to 5,879.3 points FRANKFURT - The DAX index lost 11.39 points to 6,962.28 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... Composite Index was up 47.61 points at 2,367.65. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index fell 0.51 per cent, led by banks, commodity shares and Vodafone as investors wary of the lingering credit turmoil cashed in on the previous day's rally. The FTSE 100 closed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... Wall Street overnight and the impending rates decision was weighing on the market. "The negative offshore lead, weaker commodity prices and everyone on hold until the rate decision is keeping people on the sidelines more than anything," Mr Halliday said. ...

More bulls than bears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... market. "You might experience a different perspective on the ground than you do overseas. In Australia they've had the commodity boom and because that's a large proportion of the economy and the markets, its naturally going to have a bigger impact of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... ended higher to reverse earlier losses as a reversal in fortunes for US markets supported and M&A activity coupled with commodity stocks boosted. The blue-chip index ended up 42.5 points, or 0.7 per cent at 5,879.8. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... tracking gains on Wall St, after US investors bought financials in anticipation of yet another rate cut by the Fed. Higher commodity prices supported local mining and energy stocks. At 1212 AEDT, the S&P/ASX200 index was up 34.3 points, or 0.6 per cent ...