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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... of Statistics releases data on new motor vehicle sales for August and SEQUAL publishes its report on reverse mortgages. Mining and exploration company NiPlats Australia Ltd and pharmaceutical firm Helicon Group Ltd list on the ASX. The Australian share ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... futures price has hit a 28-year high, so we'll see the gold price really boosted tonight and that will continuing to help mining and gold stocks." Saly said some confidence would also return to the banking and financial sector which had been suffering ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... morning, Sebastian said a weakness in commodity prices on the London Metal Exchange and a lower oil price was affecting mining and energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average added 17.64 points to 13,442.52 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... points at 2,596.36. Prices closed firmer on the London Metal Exchange on Friday, adding impetus to local resource stocks. Mining giant BHP Billiton in early trading this morning rose 37 cents to $38.79 and Rio Tinto was $1.16 stronger at $94.68. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... data for July. The Australian sharemarket finished stronger on Friday, and for the week, buoyed by strong gains among the mining, energy and banking stocks. At the close on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 112.2 points at 6247.2, while the ...

World's biggest fund eyes Aus resources

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
China's newly created state-owned investment company could soon start targeting Australian mining companies to shore up the country's resource supplies, according to AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. The company, created through a special one-off bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... points, or 0.08 per cent, at 2,565.30. LONDON - Britain's leading shares rose 1.3 per cent, lifted by strength in energy and mining shares as investors worldwide clung to hopes of a US interest rate cut. The FTSE 100 ended 79.8 points higher at 6,212. ...

Ethical by name and nature

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... read the 'small print' when investing in funds that claim to be ethical and responsible as some invest in tobacco, uranium mining and companies with a gambling business. It added that the terms 'responsible' and 'ethical' were too ambiguous. David Buckland ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... thier full year results. On Monday, the Australian stock market closed with strong gains driven by solid growth in major mining and banking stocks. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 96.7 points to 6,185.2, while the all ordinaries gained ...

Australian Ethical Investments go global

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... Anne O'Donnell said the Australian stock market represents just two per cent of global stocks and is dominated by the big mining companies and the big four banks. "The World Trust provides an opportunity for investors to access a world of companies with ...