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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Australian stocks were marginally weaker at noon as a fall in the Australian dollar encourages investors to sell banking shares. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said offshore selling of high-yielding stocks continued as the Australian dollar ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... NEW YORK - The Dow has closed at a new all-time high after strong gains in US home prices and consumer confidence boosted stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 106.29 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 15,409.39, a new all-time high. The S&P 500 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with David Jones among the worst performers after the department store chain posted a decline in third quarter sales. The retailer's third quarter sales fell by 2.2 per cent from the same period last year to $399.8 ...

Super funds need low volatility shares for pension portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Superannuation members in the post-retirement phase should have exposure to lower volatility, income paying stocks, according to Investors Mutual investment director Anton Tagliaferro. Traditional investment theory dictates that as investors grow older ...

BNP Paribas opens global equity trust to Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... with long-term fundamental stock picking. They have a concentrated stock picking approach focused on selecting the 30 best stocks worldwide, with companies in their portfolio typically having a growth bias. BNP Paribas Investment Partners Australia chief ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... in Brisbane for the annual Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) conference. NEW YORK - US stocks closed flat, reeling in early losses but showing caution following Japan's 7.3 per cent plunge on Thursday and ahead of the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... the US, and clearly there's calm ahead prevailing there," he said. "People are happy to buy the dips." Locally, financial stocks were mixed, however, with ANZ the only big bank to open firmer. It had risen three cents to $28.16 by 1030 AEST. But, by ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 101.3 points, or 1.97 per cent, to 5,040.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks finished slightly lower, little-affected by a sharp selloff in Asian and European markets led by the 7.3 per cent plunge of ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Australian stocks are lower at noon, with all the major sectors falling amid broad-based selling. The local market opened lower as investors took their cues from a weak finish on Wall Street after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 14.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 5,142.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower after a choppy day of trading as the market weighed exit signals on the Federal Reserve's exceptionally loose monetary ...