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Global hedge funds continue to deliver strong gains

Hedge funds are poised to deliver their strongest annual return since 1999, according to Van Hedge Fund Advisers. Following a further 1.1 per cent gain last month, the Van global hedge fund index has now increased by 15.7% over the 11 months to November. ...

Hedge funds underperform equity markets: Hennessee

Hedge funds continued to underperform broader US equity market indexes in October, according to hedge fund consultant Hennessee Group. Hennessee said its hedge fund index rose by 2.87% in the month, bringing the return over 12 months to 16.48%. By comparison ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, bonds close down

The Australian sharemarket closed weaker today as blue chip stocks continued to absorb last week's news of an official rate hike. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index ended down 18.4 points at 3230.1 while the all ordinaries index fell 17.4 points to 3248.1. ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weak; bonds strong

The Australian dollar was fractionally weaker at noon but had travelled in an upwards trajectory in local trade after being knocked lower by a broadly stronger United States currency overnight. At 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6932/36 ...

Morning Market Wrap: US key indices up

The Australian share market is likely to make moderate gains at the open following a mild increase in key United States indices on Friday. By 0708 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks up, dollar sinks to fresh lows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
US stocks bounced back overnight, supported by selective buying in the technology sector. The partial rebound follows a week in which markets were hit hard by increasing concerns over the strength of the US economic recovery. The Nasadaq composite index ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds make further gains

US equity markets moved higher again overnight, with a series of bullish brokerage recommendations on technology bellwethers lifting the Nasdaq composite index to a seventh straight rise. Bonds also built on recent gains, as traders positioned for what ...

Morning market wrap: Local shares to get boost from raid on AMP

Broader US equity market indexes ended the overnight session flat, with volumes low ahead of the Labor Day long weekend. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 6.7 points (0.1%) to finish at 9,333.8, while the S&P 500 gained less than 0.1 of a percentage ...

Midday market wrap: Bonds down on RBA shift

The Australian bond market weakened sharply after the RBA this morning hinted cash rates were on hold for the foreseeable future. As recently as June the bank suggested the next move in rates may be downwards. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 9 points ...

Morning market wrap: US shares mixed in quiet trade

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2003
US equity markets closed mixed Friday amid weak turnover and little in the way of new data. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day up 64.6 points (0.7%) at 9,191.1, while the broader S&P 500 closed 3.5 points higher (0.4%) at 977.6. But the ...