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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... per cent lower. WELLINGTON - Buyers took to the sidelines and sellers took whatever they could get in a New Zealand sharemarket that plunged, staged a modest rebound, and then plunged again. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 91.056 points, or 2.779 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... 4,437.55. WELLINGTON - Investors stood back and watched more than a billion dollars of value wiped from New Zealand sharemarket on Friday, on fears of further losses on Wall Street after its worst selloff in two years on Thursday. The benchmark NZX-50 ...

SMSFs stockpiling cash, weighted to banks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... Multiport, said money was moving to the sidelines. "There is nervousness in SMSF trustees for putting more money into sharemarket-based investments in the current environment," he said. Aaron Dunn, managing director of the SMSF Academy, said he believed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... Jakarta gained 1.52 per cent, Bangkok rose 0.94 per cent, and Mumbai rose 0.64 per cent. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket rallied on news of an 11th hour agreement on the United States debt crisis, which is still subject to crucial votes in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... 22,440.25 while Shanghai shed 0.26 per cent, or 7.05 points, to 2,701.73. WELLINGTON - A modest rally on the New Zealand sharemarket disintegrated when Republican leaders in the United States House of Representatives put off a vote on a bill to increase ...

ORBIS launches cash based fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... stable, long-term returns that exceed the RBA cash rate. It is ideal for people who don't want the volatility of the sharemarket but want a better return than cash over time," said Orbis Australia Fund portfolio manager, Simon Marais. "The default position ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... 0.48 per cent, Kuala Lumpur lost 0.35 per cent, and Mumbai shares rose 0.80 per cent. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket slumped, losing most of its gains from Friday. Offshore leads were the main market driver as New Zealand investors wait to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... up 0.42 per cent, Kuala Lumpur added 0.45 per cent, and Mumbai slipped 0.81 per cent. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket clawed back more ground, climbing sharply soon after it opened and retaining about half the gains seen in during an early afternoon ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... Lumpur ended down 0.93 per cent, Jakarta rose 0.24 per cent, and Bangkok rose 0.37 per cent. WELLINGTON - New Zealand's sharemarket fell for the 10th day in a row, as the benchmark NZX-50 index slumped over 20 points. The index dropped to 3,385.885 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
The Australian sharemarket remained weaker at noon as BHP Billiton led losses in the resource sector and retailers continued to drop in value. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,468.9, while the broader ...