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Market shake-up spurs ETF demand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Financial advisers are playing a key role in helping offset the current volatility by steering investors towards exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETF giant iShares, which is offered by Barclays Global Investors, is at the vanguard of this phenomenon. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... or 0.08 per cent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4,855.4 points, up 14.69 or 0.30 per cent. ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 7,536.45 points, down 10.44 or 0.14 per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei average edged up 0.36 per cent but gave up most ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, influenced by a weak result on Wall Street and lower base metal prices. At 0804 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 20 points at 6538. In economic news ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
... markets were closed today for the Labour Day holiday and resume business on Wednesday. The benchmark Hong Kong stock market index ended Monday down 1.01 per cent at 20,318.98. WELLINGTON - The NZSX-50 index fell 2.979 points points to 4191.661.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after a stronger close on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones a record closing high. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0717 AEST, the December share price index contract was up 13 points at 5,358. Today ...

More countries sign up for REITs

... buying the property assets themselves. In the 10 years to September 2006, the S&P/Citigroup World Property Broad Market Index has returned 12 per cent, beating the MCSI World Index which returned a lower 8.3 per cent over the same period. Over one year ...

Big gaps in performance between managers

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... overweight position for some in Telstra, whose share price dived 27.0 per cent over the year. International share funds market index benchmark was up 19.88 per cent over the year, with Aberdeen Wholesale International Equity fund returning 34.16 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a softer US market, as well as weakness in commodities on Friday, suggest an early negative lead for the domestic bourse. However, with expectations of an agreement on uranium sales to China ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a solid lead from US stocks, firmer commodity prices and the potential for bargain hunting are expected to combine to drive the local bourse higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer, although there could be a retraction following yesterday's surge. Firmer oil prices and precious metals will provide support for the local bourse, although some weakness in the US Dow ...