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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... numbers of miners." He said the volatility of commodity prices during the past six months continued to affect resources stocks, including companies that provide mining services. Engineering company Ausenco was down 33.72 per cent, or 72.5 cents, to $1.43 ...

Fidelity launches new mid-small cap Australian equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... focusing on the mid- and small-cap market. The Fidelity Future Leaders Fund will comprise a portfolio of between 40 and 70 stocks from outside the Australian market's 50 largest companies. The fund will be headed-up by James Abela who has managed a successful ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... figures, due around noon, will provide an insight into the state of that country's key manufacturing sector. Resources stocks were among the best local performers on Wednesday morning, with BHP Billiton up 44 cents to $34.94, while Rio Tinto had gained ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... 5,017.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 15.7 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 5,004.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed mixed, with the Dow creeping up to close at a new record high after mixed company results, while Apple dragged ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
A rise in the gold price has delivered resources stocks a boost and helped to lift the local sharemarket. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market had now started nine of the past 11 trading session higher. He said mining stocks were leading ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... better now. US equities are advancing at the same time that yields on 10-year US Treasuries have remained around 2.5%. Stocks had a different reaction back on 22 May when yields started rising above 2.0%. It's all for the best. It's all for normalisation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... 5,001.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 29.5 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 4,988.9 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have ended higher after a series of mediocre earnings reports limited buying enthusiasm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have opened stronger following news China will lift controls on lending interest rates. The ASX200 index is back above 5000 points as the market rebounds from Friday's losses. IG market strategist Chris Weston said the market received ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... difference in performance between the two companies. Boustridge said reporting season presents an opportunity to short stocks likely to disappoint the market and, equally, take long positions in stocks the manager expects to beat expectations. The manager's ...

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... portfolio is customised to conform with our environmental, social and governance investment principles and will exclude stocks from industries such as uranium mining, gambling, armaments and tobacco." LGS has gained the reputation of being an ethically ...