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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... set to open lower after Wall Street slumped for the third straight session with investors fearing high-flying technology stocks are overvalued and cautiously anticipating earnings season. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... companies in the US overshadowed a solid US jobs report, Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said. "It was momentum stocks (mostly from the tech and biotech sectors) that have been sold and brought back to more reasonable levels in the US," he said. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... to 5,409.9 points. The broader All Ordinaries index added 6.9 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 5,415.7 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed modestly lower as investors digested a series of economic data ahead of Friday's big jobs report for March. The Dow ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... S&P 500 has risen to a new high, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell just short of a record on another good day for stocks. Positive sentiment on Wednesday lifted the S&P 500 by 5.38 (0.29 per cent) to 1,890.90, the second record close in a row. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... cents at $34.62, ANZ had firmed seven cents at $33.14, while Commonwealth Bank was down 18 cents at $76.95. Among other stocks, Goodman Fielder, Australasia's biggest food company, had plunged 11.75 cents, or 19.3 per cent, to 49.25 cents after it said ...

Wanted: Money managers that are investors not product makers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... long term fundamentals are finding a receptive audience. "It's performance, performance, performance. It's buying good stocks and outperforming the market," said David McVey CFA, a research and portfolio management executive from the US boutique investment ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... and so-so -- but looking at the headlines: S&P 500 Rises to Record as Consumer, Tech Shares Rally (Bloomberg) European Stocks Advance as U.S. Manufacturing Accelerates (Bloomberg) Emerging-Market Stocks Set for Longest Gain in 15 Months (Bloomberg) Commodities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Ordinaries index shed 8.1 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 5,394.9 points. NEW YORK - The S&P 500 has closed at a new record as US stocks rallied following solid economic data and Federal Reserve reassurance of support for the recovering economy. The S&P ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... to 5,394.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index added 26.2 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 5,403 points. NEW YORK - US stocks surged on the back of a rebound in technology stocks, helped by Janet Yellen's assurance the Federal Reserve will continue ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... couple of days," Mr Lucas said. "It is US (jobs) data week and we've got PMI data from across the globe." All the major stocks on the market were higher. BHP Billiton was leading the way, up 50 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $36.64, despite no obvious indicators ...