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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
Strong commodity prices continued to bolster the Australian share market to noon today, as brokers shrugged off a weak lead from the US. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 24.7 points higher at 5976.5, while the ordinaries index was up ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... contracts. Austock Brokers senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the resources sector was lower today following weaker commodity prices overnight. But most attention was on the latest round of company results announcements, the majority of which ...

Passive hedge fund investing in vogue

... performance. Besides increasing the sector's transparency, Schupp said they might soon introduce new sub-categories such as commodity-specific, credit-linked and insurance-linked hedge funds to their current suite as more and more of these specialist ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... Index climbed 16.73 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 2,513.04. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index slipped, as weaker commodity prices pulled down oil and mining shares, offsetting gains by banks and drugmaker Shire, which unveiled an acquisition. The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... Australian share market is expected to retreat from intraday highs yesterday, with no lead from Wall Street and mostly lower commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0646 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down four points to 5972. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... Australian stock market closed lower on Friday as profit-taking after record highs overshadowed a positive US lead and higher commodity prices. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 39.1 points lower at 5953.7 and the all ordinaries fell 33.6 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... the Australian stock market inched towards the 6000 level as the bourse closed at record highs, underpinned by healthy commodity prices and a strong lead from Wall Street. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 23.9 points to hit a record 5960.5, while ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
The Australian stock market was higher at noon with strong commodity stocks and a good lead from Wall Street pushing the bourse into record territory. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 32.2 points higher at 5968.8 while the all ordinaries also ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... as positive corporate earnings and expectations of more to come overpowered a negative lead from Wall St and weaker commodity prices. Beating last Friday's record, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 added 12.5 points to 5936.6, while the all ordinaries set a new ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon with a stronger banking sector helping offset patchy commodity prices and a flat lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 15.7 points higher at 5939.8 while the all ordinaries ...