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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
... 82 points lower at 3,779. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) for June is due. In equities news, White Energy Company Ltd, First Opportunity Fund, JV Global ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... contraction. Rejoice? Lament? The same is true in Australia, where the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index rose by 0.9 index points to 38.4 points in June. Rejoice - the rate of decline slowed. Lament - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... releases its index of commodity prices for May. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for June is due. The Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations releases ...

Another red-lettered year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... would still leave one-year returns on investors' money deeply in the red - down 26.5 per cent. The year-on-year performance of the All Ordinaries index would still show a loss of close to 20 per cent even in the unlikely event that domestic stocks soar ...

Dixon action on Premium gains momentum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
Alan Dixon, Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services chief executive, said the firm's call to change how Premium Investors operates has the support of many of the listed investment company's shareholders. The financial planning firm requested a general ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... WELLINGTON - News of a worse than expected contraction of the New Zealand economy in the March quarter led to an under-performance of nation's sharemarket. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 0.039 points, or 0.001 per cent, at 2770.619.

Up, Down, Flat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... conclude that the sky is starting to fall again. It had already fallen four days in a row. But the Dow tracks the performance of only the 30 largest and publicly-held companies in America. Then again, the broader S&P 500 index paints a different picture. ...

GFC highlights five-year outperformers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... that present well-capitalised balance sheets and had a very strong competitive advantage. Despite the long-term performance of these funds, investors are still wary of listed investments. "Since the financial crisis came along, I would say we've been ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Those who kept the faith shall reap a bountiful harvest. Increased volatility and weaker equity market performance of the past three days have tested the conviction of some investors. Wall Street ended three consecutive days of losses overnight following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... In economic news on Friday, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association release their Australian performance of construction index for May. In company news, OceanaGold Corporation and Paragon Care Ltd hold annual general meetings in Melbourne. ...