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Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... favourable valuations to move to an overweight equity position in Fidelity's multi-asset funds. "Despite cautious investor sentiment, we see good long-term potential in equities given the evidence that a cyclical upturn is starting to build," Greetham ...

Charts point to bull market run in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... like the low we experienced in 2009." The discipline of technical analysis attempts to measure the effect of investor sentiment, which is a big driving factor in capital markets, and centres on the idea that identifiable patterns can be found in the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... Thursday, with positive manufacturing data out of the US overnight and China during the day promoting positive investor sentiment. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 43.6 points, or 0.99 per cent, at 4,413.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... Stocks spent most of the day down and the euro slipped to $1.2662, its lowest level since September 7, after investor sentiment in Germany dropped unexpectedly, renewing fears the eurozone's biggest economy could tip into recession. The index of investor ...

Fewer IPO's no excuse for poor returns: Hyperion

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... returns, he said. "However, in the current environment of low credit growth, moderating commodity prices and weak investor sentiment, both economic and capital activity will be subdued. "Investors should be looking for quality portfolio of stocks that ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... while the Nasdaq added 42.83 points, or 1.44 per cent, at 3,020.06. The encouraging economic indicators lifted investor sentiment ahead of Friday's keenly awaited October jobs report, the final snapshot of the economy before the November 6 election. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... to close at 5870.54 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 gained 1.58 per cent to 7376.27 points, as data showed that investor sentiment in Germany rose for the second month in a row during October. In Paris, the CAC 40 leapt by 2.36 per cent to 3500.94 points ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... Australian shares have opened marginally stronger as a recovery in US retail sales gave a boost to cautious investor sentiment. At 1017 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.9 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,506.3 points, while the ...

Aussie shares to rally within a year: Russell

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... strategies, Scott Fletcher. Potential for further political shocks in Europe and the United States will keep investor sentiment fragile in the near term, despite managers becoming more confident of a turnaround, he said. "Managers are continuing to see ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... have opened slightly weaker, with concerns over Germany's business confidence and euro zone debt weighs down investor sentiment. At 1027 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.9 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,374.6 points, while ...