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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... point, at 1,955.11, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 11.92 (0.27 per cent) to 4,464.93. LONDON - European stocks have closed lower, giving up earlier solid gains after news or the Ukrainian shelling of a Russian military column. In Frankfurt ...

FEATURE: Have we reached the tipping point for managed accounts?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... own unique needs. Stock exposures can be dialled up or down to overcome the problem of being too concentrated in certain stocks or sectors. In the US, funds in managed accounts run into the trillions of dollars while here in Australia, the take up has ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... per cent, at 5,548.5. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 34.9 points, or 0.63 per cent, at 5,542.8. NEW YORK - US stocks have advanced, extending the prior day's gains after jobless claims increased but overall the data continued to suggest an improving ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... per cent, at 5,514.7. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 15.6 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 5,507.9. NEW YORK - US stocks Wednesday finished solidly higher despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings reports. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 73.7 points, or 1.35 per cent, to 5,523.1 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished lower following disappointing German economic data and ahead of Wednesday's report on US retail sales. The Dow ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... European indices and a smaller rise on Wall Street. Patterson's Securities economist Tony Farnham said resources and financial stocks were among the best performers. "There's been some support for materials, which is interesting because base metals didn't ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... at 5,509.0 points. The broader All Ordinaries index dropped 3.3 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 5,500.7 points EW YORK - US stocks have finished lower as advances by jihadists in Iraq trumped encouraging labour-market data and spurred talk of possible military ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... market 1-2 per cent higher and work out whether we deserve to be at these 5400-5500 kind of levels," he told AAP. JB Hi-Fi stocks have plunged despite the electronics retailer lifting its full year profit more than 10 per cent on growing sales and improved ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index shed 71.1 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 5,429.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have pushed higher despite US air strikes in Iraq as investors ramped up buying in a market that some analysts said had ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... market," Mr McCorquodale said on Friday. "We're seeing healthcare stable to up, and we're seeing a move away from the growth stocks." Rio Tinto was one of the stars of the local market with shares lifting 37 cents to $66.69 as it doubled its half-year ...