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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Australian stocks look set to open stronger after gains on Wall Street and European markets. At 0657 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 4,980 points, with 4,710 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Bullish markets boost demand for bespoke structured products

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... also recently won a two-year mandate from a boutique adviser to construct a bespoke product based on a basket of eight stocks in the United States, covering five industry sectors. Instreet is a boutique investment house with more than $500 million in ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... made early gains. IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said investors were using recent dividend payments to buy up stocks that had been pummelled recently in the market pullback. "They're starting to pile back into some of the cyclical stocks, and ...

No promises, promises for Kuroda

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index gained 14.1 points to 4,905.5. The broader All Ordinaries index added 13.5 points, at 4,912.7. NEW YORK - US stocks have recovered from early losses and closed higher in anticipation of earnings season, which kicks off this week. The ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Australian shares have opened slightly higher, buoyed by resource stocks. IG Markets Stan Shamu said resource stocks were benefiting from a rise in commodity prices following disappointing US employment data, which had pushed the US dollar lower. "The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index fell 22.1 points to 4,891.4. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 20.1 points, at 4,899. NEW YORK - US stocks have pared back sharp losses as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... currently. Meanwhile, US non-farm payrolls figures for March were due out on Friday night (AEDT). On the market, mining stocks, which have been hit hard during the past couple of days, rose in early trade. BHP Billiton was among the better performers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... S&P/ASX200 index fell 44.2 points, to 4,913.5. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 47.1 points, to 4,919.3. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed a choppy day of trading higher after Japan's monetary stimulus plan boosted sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
More than half of active Aussie share investors want to increase their exposure to international stocks but are held back by a lack of knowledge and available research, according to a new survey conducted by Skaffold. The equity research company, which ...