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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... winning streak. At 0649 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down three points at 5,606. US stocks fell modestly, dragged down by rising fears about the Ukraine crisis that overshadowed encouraging US economic data. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
Australian stocks are headed for a weaker finish, with investors unwilling to maintain the recent run of rising prices amid a range of headwinds. Worries about Europe's poorly performing economies and whether or not central bank stimulus will be announced ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Australian market looks set to open lower, after falls in most commodity prices and a fairly flat finish for Wall Street stocks. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,611. Locally, earning ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... has opened higher following positive leads from US and European markets which have negated the downward effect of local stocks paying out their dividend. Economic statistics continue to point to steady US economic growth helping the S&P 500 finish above ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... solid US economic data and some positive earnings reports from electronics retailer Best Buy and Burger King helped drive stocks higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 29.83 points at 17,106.70, while the broad-based S&P 500 gained 2.10 points ...

EQT adds Dundas Global Equity to mFund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... companies from developed and emerging markets with a minimum stock capitation of US$1 billion. The objective is to invest in stocks with high real book value growth and growing dividend income to generate greater compound returns with lower volatility. ...

Heads up to where Wall Street's heading

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... thin out. Heck, I even Mark Kiesel, global head of corporate bond portfolio management, on Bloomberg TV saying that US stocks are in a "sweet spot". He should be peddling bonds, shouldn't he? And just have a read at "this time it's different" quotes ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Australian stocks were flat in early trade in a resilient start to the week following solid falls in the US and Europe on Friday. The Australian share market posted a seventh straight session of gains on Friday, taking it to a new six-year high. IG ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks lost ground on Friday. The September share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... Ordinaries index gained 4.8 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 5,634 points. NEW YORK - The S&P 500 has set a new record as US stocks powered higher, shrugging off geopolitical problems elsewhere and gaining from fresh signs of strength in the US economy. ...