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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... gadgets. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell, extending the previous day's losses, despite improving German investor sentiment as traders chose profits after last week's strong gains. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.47 per cent to 5,865.81 ...

Buying volatility a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... volatility for the S & P 500. Introduced in 1993, the VIX index is considered by many as the best barometer of investor sentiment and market volatility. By buying into the VIX curve with futures, Thompson said you can cash in on an equities drop - suitably ...

Lonsec urges advisers to revisit EMs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... Sweeney, Lonsec senior investment analyst. "Emerging market equity returns have historically been hostage to investor sentiment, and so it proved once again." After a review of the emerging market sector, Lonsec said that now, after having their resolve ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... first half results. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed at a three-month high on the back of improved investor sentiment towards the resources sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,291.6, while the broader ...

Older investors dumping equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
Investor sentiment measured by actual investment decisions of managed funds investors continues to be weak despite other recent survey-based results suggesting an uplift, said Colonial First State Global Asset Management. The CFS-UWA Business School ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... 95.51 points, or 0.75 per cent. European markets and the euro were higher despite strains on Spain and poor investor sentiment in Germany. In equities news, News Ltd has made a $1.97 billion takeover bid for James Packer's Consolidated Media Holdings. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... euro were higher amid hopes of more Federal Reserve stimulus measures and despite strains on Spain and poor investor sentiment in Germany. The gains followed a successful Spanish bond auction and was fuelled by hopes that the US Federal Reserve would ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... traded. Major energy and mining stocks fell significantly, with weak retail trade data contributing to negative investor sentiment. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported a 0.2 per cent fall in retail spending in April, compared to economists' ...

Investors set to remain cautious: Franklin Templeton

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... opportunities will be approached with caution over the next decade, according to a Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey. The 2012 Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey, which includes responses from 20,623 individuals in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... with markets hit by mounting fears over the eurozone and a potential exit of Greece from the currency bloc. Investor sentiment has been rattled as Greek politicians fail again to form a government over the weekend, while the German government faces more ...