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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... 2,378.37. LONDON - Europe's major bourses extended their rally, posting fresh gains thanks to positive trading in banking and mining shares. In London, the FTSE 100 index climbed 31.6, or 0.58 per cent, to close at 5,486.10. FRANKFURT - The Dax added ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... the business impact of the government's proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme. Day three of the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie. Yesterday, the Australian share market slumped to a two and half year low after heavy losses from the resources ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... Australia and New Zealand Banking Group releases its job advertisements data for July. In other news, the Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum begins today in Kalgoorlie. Argo Investments announces its annual results. The Australian share market resumed its ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, up almost one per cent, driven by the mining sector and a rally in the US overnight. Wall Street extended its gains for a second day after an upbeat employment report from payroll company ADP made investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... $40.43, NAB added 60 cents or 2.42 per cent, to $25.38 while St George Bank added 92 cents, or 3.58 per cent, to $26.60. Mining giant BHP Billiton increased 80 cents, or 2.09 per cent, to $39.05. Rio Tinto added 2.43, or 2.04 per cent, to $121.58 after ...

Former Invesco duo harvest good returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... outperform over the medium term, said Walsh. "Our portfolio continues to be well exposed to the bulk commodity producers, mining services, infrastructure, engineering leveraged companies, and the healthcare sector. We remain underweight listed property ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... cent, to $39.20, NAB lost $1.02, or 3.95 per cent, to $24.78 and St George Bank slid 89 cents, or 3.4 per cent, to $25.31. Mining giant BHP Billiton increased 25 cents to $38.25 and takeover target Rio Tinto added $1.27 to $119.87.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Friday announced it would book an extra $830 million provision on a portfolio of securities linked to US mortgage debt. Mining giant BHP Billiton grew 70 cents, or 1.90 per cent, to $37.63 and takeover target Rio Tinto added $2.38, or two per cent, to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
The Australian equities made it through a volatile morning to be slightly up at noon, but metals, mining, energy, materials and IT capped any major gains. In the US overnight major indices rose moderately although the NASDAQ climbed nearly one per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... Genworth Financial Mortgage will release its Trends Report for this year. INvestors will be able to gauge the health of the mining sector with Oil Search Ltd and Oxiana Ltd issuing their second quarter production reports. Sino Gold Ltd will also release ...