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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... production side has been relatively strong with BHP's numbers on Tuesday expected to be quite strong." Investors in resource stocks were also cheered by the carbon tax being abolished by the Senate. The big miners all added more than 1.5 percentage points ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... looks set to open higher despite Wall Street closing mostly lower after the Federal Reserve warned that some technology stocks appear to be overvalued. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up six points at 5,467. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... cent, lower at 5,452.5. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 56.3 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 5,442.2. NEW YORK - US stocks have scored moderate gains following a solid kickoff to earnings season from Alcoa, and Federal Reserve meeting minutes ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... following positive leads out of the United States and Europe. The gains have been broad based, with healthcare and gold stocks the best performers. IG chief market analyst Ric Spooner said trading was quiet without any major developments driving the ...

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... them identify and manage their exposure to ESG investment risks as they make decisions about selection and weighting of stocks in their portfolios. This information is also a crucial input into investors' processes for engaging with companies and exercising ...

Fed alert to market reaction to Fed action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... mostly latched on the minutes' blah, blah on the Fed's exit strategy, its concern over low volatility in the market for stocks, bonds and currencies, end to taper in October, the timing of first rate hike... blah, blah, blah and blah. All these are important ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... cent, lower at 5,452.5. The broader All Ordinaries index was down 56.3 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 5,442.2. NEW YORK - US stocks have scored moderate gains following a solid kickoff to earnings season from Alcoa, and Federal Reserve meeting minutes ...

Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... first. Looking at the indices performance, it seems like we're back to the attack on the momo, smalls, biotech and net stocks once more. The Russell 2000's down 1.2%, the Nasdaq's down 1.4%, the DJ Internet Composite down 3%, the Nasdaq Biotechnology ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... a one per cent fall in the gold sector and a slight fall in the iron ore price to just under $US96 per tonne. Resources stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, with Fortescue Metals down 11 cents to $4.44 per share, BHP Billiton dropping 12 cents to $37.65 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... 0.11 per cent, at 5,518.9. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 5.5 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5,506.3. NEW YORK - US stocks have fallen, retreating from last week's records as analysts point to profit taking and predictions from some experts that ...