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Aussie equity investors urged to buy overseas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... average asset allocations for both not-for-profit (NFP) and retail superannuation funds show a bias towards Australian stocks. The average retail fund has a 33% weighting to the Australian share market and 24% n international equity. The average NFP ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... Australia, the market on Tuesday closed around half a per cent lower, dragged down by weakness among the banks and industrial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28.9 points, or 0.55 per cent, at 5,180.10 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
Australian stocks are weaker at noon as the Reserve Bank of Australia forecasts below-average economic growth in 2013. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said the minutes of the central bank's May 7 board meeting, at which it cut the cash rate ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... half a per cent higher by the finish. Investors initially took their cues from a positive finish on Wall Street where US stocks posted fresh record highs. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.2 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 5,209 points, while the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Australian stocks are firmer at noon, with the banks and miners leading the broader market higher. The local market opened the new trading week up about 0.75 per cent and extended gains through the morning, as investors took their cues from a positive ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... an network update for 2013. In Australia, the market on Friday closed higher, led by investors picking up cheaper mining stocks after heavy selling in recent days. But it was still slightly lower for the week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was UP 15.10 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... noon due to strong gains from the mining giants. RBS Morgans Brisbane senior client adviser Bill Chatterton said resources stocks were performing well but mining services companies were experiencing falls after WorleyParsons issued an earnings downgrade. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened slightly higher despite falls in resources stocks. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said commodity prices continued to fall overnight and he expected resources stocks to drop during the day, especially gold. "Commodities ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
... underwater," Mr Lucas said. The Australian dollar remained below parity at 99.10 US cents and continued to fall. Health care stocks all opened in positive territory. Primary Health Care jumped 10 cents to $5.13, CSL surged $1.44 to $64.64 and Cochlear ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... at $30.13, National Australia Bank jumped 30 cents to $32.77 and Commonwealth Bank gained 51 cents to $71.08. Defensive stocks such as Wesfarmers and Woolworths opened in positive territory. Wesfarmers was up six cents to $42.39 and at 1038 Woolworths ...