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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... that the global economy still is struggling in overnight trading. A disappointing earnings forecast from Dow Jones industrials component 3M Co and a weak sales report from McDonald's Corp, another Dow company, pulled stocks lower. The reports overshadowed ...

Pengana finds gems in emerging companies

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... working. The fund has outperformed its respective benchmarks, beating the 1.8 per cent p.a. for the S&P/ASX Small Industrials Acc Index, 6 per cent p.a. for the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Acc Index and 8.8 per cent p.a. for the S&P/ASX 200 Acc Index over ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... Australia, all bar one of the sectors are in the red, with most of the points coming out of the financial, materials and industrials, and they were the big falls in the US, as well. "The slew of weaker than expected economic data in the US overnight ...

AMP Cap revamps Asia Pac equities team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... Armor's role as head of capital team was made redundant. AMP Capital is currently hiring a senior resources analyst and industrials analyst to fill vacancies in the team. The firm's sustainable funds, multi-strategy and quant fund teams and roles remain ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
Sucked in...again! Who was? Is? Will be? As the Dow Jones Industrials Index flips and flops on both side of the 10K divide, talk of a 'sucker's rally' have resurfaced. But it could also easily be a 'sucker's correction.' Readers who have been following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... mostly closed lower, as losses among health care stocks offset small gains in technology companies. The Dow Jones industrials lost about 36 points, breaking an eight-day winning streak. Trading was quiet, as it has been all week, as summer vacations ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... 10.6 per cent - outperforming the 8 per cent gain in the S&P 500 index and the 3.4 per cent climb in the Dow Jones Industrials index. Gold comes into fore during times of rising inflation and/or market turmoil. The global financial crisis has changed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... from lower commodity prices. "The weakness in the resources sector is just getting outweighed by the strength in the industrials, including the banking sector," Ms Spencer said. "With the market just in positive territory clawing to gain after initial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... Minerals Week 2009 conference concludes in Canberra. The Australian share market closed higher on Wednesday led by the industrials and materials sectors, but a late sell-off in Rio Tinto capped the bourse's gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... through first-quarter earnings reports, Wall Street still isn't sure where the US economy is headed. The Dow Jones industrials are closing with a gain of about 71 points, or 0.9 per cent, but only after another shaky, back-and-forth day of trading. Some ...