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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... Sydney. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed sharply higher after a string of strong earnings results, with Wesfarmers and AMP among the best performers. At the close on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49 points, or 1.14 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... discussant at the Deeper Insights Series Forum 2012, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney. In equities news, Wesfarmers, Kagara, ASX, Brambles and iiNet are among the companies due to post full year results, while AMP, Invocare and Alumina are ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... index futures contract was up seven points at 4,089. No major economic news is expected on Thursday. In equities news, Wesfarmers is due to post fourth quarter sales results, Newcrest Mining and Whitehaven Coal are scheduled to release June quarter results ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... inflation figures and the release of US Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday night. Defensive stocks such as Telstra, Wesfarmers and Woolworths remained in positive territory. On the local bourse, the world's biggest resources company BHP Billiton was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... $22.425. Consumer staples stocks bucked the market's downward trend, with Woolworths gaining 26 cents to $26.45 and Wesfarmers - owner of Coles supermarkets - up 25 cents to $29.20. Retailers were mixed. Department stores owner David Jones firmed 1.5 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... cents lower at $6.72. Consumer-exposed stocks were also down, with Woolworths losing 24 cents to $26.66 and Coles owner Wesfarmers falling 44 cents to $29.22. Among the better performing stocks were Iluka Resources, up 32.5 cents to $12.885, and News ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... the best performers. Telstra was up 1.5 cents at $3.605, Coca-Cola Amatil was up 11 cents at $12.62, and Coles owner Wesfarmers was 34 cents higher at $30.91. "With a key economic reading, US non-farm payroll data, due out in the US session later today ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... consequently reflect the market itself as the leading five stocks on loan right now are Rio Tinto, CommBank, Westpac, Wesfarmers and BHP Billiton which make up 60% of the total loan securities. While short selling is one reason market traders would want ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... inflation figures were benign. "It certainly looks like we could have a rate cut," Mr Smith said. In equities news, Wesfarmers released its third quarter sales results, while Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is to address the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Tuesday, The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the Consumer Price Index for the March quarter. In equities news, Wesfarmers is due to release its third quarter sales results, while Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is to adress the Australia-Israel Chamber ...