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Surging dollar prompts mixed views on fall-out

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... dollar to dip to 75 cents over the next few months. Others are tipping sizeable falls in the next few years due to lower commodity exports demand, at least in terms of buyer prices rather than volumes. Reinforcing the currency sentiment, the proportion ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... Australian share market is expected to open higher in the wake of near record highs on Wall Street and overnight gains in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0656 AEST, the June share price index contract was trading up 21 points to 6,257. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... week of record highs, the Australian stock market closed lower on Friday, dragged down by weaker Asian markets, falling commodity prices and a stronger Australian dollar. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22.5 points to 6135.7 while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
The Australian sharemarket eased slightly at midday after a buoyant opening on the back of strong commodity prices, a solid US lead and continuing takeover activity. The ASX200 and the all ordinaries both hit new intraday highs during morning trade ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... dealer Ric Klusman said it was a quiet day, but the market was strong. "(The) market is quite strong, though, based on commodity prices, copper was up around 3.8 per cent for the weekend," Mr Klusman said. "The risk is the US Treasuries have risen from ...

A fund that holds water

It's not oil but water that could soon become the most price sensitive commodity in the future, an emerging theme that prompted Credit Suisse to create a trust that invests primarily in listed water companies. Called the Credit Suisse PL100 World Water ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
... people as far as activity is concerned, and I think volume is a little bit weaker as a consequence of that," he said. "Commodity prices were a bit better, but despite that we're still seeing a bit of money coming off the total of resource issues." Mr ...

Fund managers still favour international shares

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... earnings growth, with 77 per cent of managers listing it as one of their primary concerns. 51 per cent selected 'decreasing commodity prices' and 45 per cent selected 'interest rate increases'. This contrasted with US fund managers, who cited increasing ...

SELECT taps into futures with new fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... to launch the Select Futures Fund, a managed fund offering retail investors access to global financial, currency and commodity futures markets. Brendan Foley, SELECT managing director, said the fund offer investors returns that are lowly correlated to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... Morgans manager Tony Russell said the market was having another very positive day on the back of a stronger Wall Street, commodity, gold and oil prices. "It's a win all round today," Mr Russell said. "I expect the strength to remain today. "It was mainly ...