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The $10 million sustainable punt

... with, they would short the shares that didn't pass the fund's SRI policies. Any companies with a whiff of gambling, uranium mining, logging old-growth forests and armaments businesses are out. "The normal assumption of fund managers and asset consultants ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... help reduce the impact of climate change. The Australian share market closed softer but a better result from energy and mining stocks pushed the local bourse off its lows for the day. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed 47 points lower to 6692 and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... volume of 10,413 contracts. CMC Markets senior dealer Dominic Vaughan said the market had been softer this morning, with mining stocks taking a hit. "The oil prices and commodity prices were soft last night," Mr Vaughan said. "One of the main driving ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... slipped 5.01 points to 1,552.58. But the Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 7.05 points to 2,787.37. LONDON - UK stocks fell as mining stocks weighed but Northern Rock led the upside on hopes of a possible bidding war for the troubled bank. The FTSE 100 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... its annual general meeting. The Australian share market continued its run upwards yesterday, with stronger banking and mining stocks helping the bourse to another record high. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 56.7 points to 6538.1, surpassing the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... market over the last two days, and with little positive activity amongst metal prices overseas, with Australia's two largest mining stocks opening lower. The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, was down $1.02 to $43.58, while Rio Tinto lost $1.69 to ...

Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... of double digits. Almost half the small cap stocks managed to wow market expectations with star performers in retail and mining services.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... increased 15.50 points to 2,683.45. LONDON - Britain's index of leading shares, the FTSE 100, shed one per cent, with oil and mining stocks failing to fire and troubled British bank Northern Rock falling with reports it could withhold its dividend. The ...

Macq adds to small caps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... more than 50 stocks. Prior to joining Colonial First State, Walsh was an executive analyst at RFC Corporate Finance and mining research analyst for the Royal Bank of Canada Dominion Securities in the UK. Neil Carter, co-head of Macquarie Australian Small ...

Markets still at risk: Tagliaferro

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... stocks to decline in value. "This time it doesn't seem to be happening. Since recovering from the last market correction, mining stocks have bolted to record highs." Using mining stock Fortescue Metals as an example, he said, "Despite the fact that Fortescue ...