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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... results. In Australia, the market on Tuesday slipped as speculation about a winding back of US stimulus weighed on resource stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 34.3 points, or 0.67 per cent, at 5,078.2 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... market analyst Michael McCarthy said the bleak outlooks attached to some company's full year results on Tuesday was dragging stocks down. "Both QBE and Coca-Cola Amatil are under pressure today," he said. "Interestingly, the results themselves were not ...

Biggest weekly drop since and other scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks closed on a negative note following a mixed batch of economic data and a big jump in bond yields. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
Australian shares are weaker as uncertainty about US stimulus measures hit Wall Street and local resource stocks. IG market analyst Stan Shamu said the local market opened 0.85 per cent weaker, following a 1.47 per cent slide on the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... 0.1 per cent, to 5,152.4. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 4.3 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 5,136.7. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled after Dow components Cisco and Walmart spotlighted the weak economic outlook in their earnings reports. The Dow Jones ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... cent, to 5157.4 points. The broader All Ordinaries index SHED 0.6 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 5141 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower after anaemic inflation data and a disappointing earnings report from Macy's suggested economic weakness. The ...

PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... taking a longer-term view than other fund managers had led to other benefits. "Because we're contrarian and in beaten-up stocks, we get great management access. We don't care about short-term earnings and communicate closely with management teams about ...

Mason Stevens adds Perpetual portfolio to SMA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... manages the Perpetual Industrial Share Fund, takes a high-conviction, bottom-up approach. Typically holding between 10 and 25 stocks, the Portfolio has returned 11.8% per annum since its inception in 2008. In the last 12 months it has returned 37.8%. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... per cent, at 5,157.7. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 47.5 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 5,141.6. NEW YORK - US stocks closed in positive territory as corporate raider Carl Icahn revealed a large stake in Apple, sending the technology titan 4.8 ...