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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... at $81.96, while construction equipment giant Caterpillar jumped 1.7 per cent to $103.25. Bond prices fell slightly. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.13 per cent from 3.12 per cent late Tuesday, while that on the 30-year bond increased ...

Investors splash into water rights

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... expect capital gains to be 7-12 per cent per annum and derive an annual income from water sold which we expect to derive a yield between 3-7 per cent per annum," said Morrison.

Never wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... ticker symbol "YNDX," the company's shares closed at $38.84, sharply higher than the IPO price of $25. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 3.12 per cent from 3.13 per cent late Monday, while that on the 30-year bond eased ...

Financial services feel cloud benefit

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
A shift towards cloud computing has resulted in significant return on investment, according to a Bloomberg technology survey of financial services companies. Over one hundred chief information officers and technology decision makers from major financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... S&P 500 fell. The Nasdaq composite index fell 44.42, or 1.6 per cent, to 2,758.9. As investors sought safer assets, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note went as low as 3.10 per cent, its lowest level of the year. The yield moved back up to 3.13 per ...

Investors leave mortgage funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... maintain performance." The sector review assessed six conventional mortgage fund products, two hybrid funds and one high-yield mortgage fund. It found that a fund's performance is linked to its capacity to lend. It said the lending environment is less ...

Unfixed future for fixed income

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... suggesting that a global high income product would be ideal, one that would comprise of five 20 per cent components of: High yield Bank loans Emerging markets debt - hard currency Emerging market debt - local Inv Grade Corporates "Why limited yourself ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Surprise, surprise! There were more negative/depressing data releases over the past 24 hours than over the past few "days of fear" combined, yet most equity markets ended on the up and up. No Virginia, I'm not talking about ol' Dominique Strauss-Kahn ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... market was softer at noon. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.640 (implying a yield of 5.360 per cent), down from 94.655 (5.345 per cent) on Wednesday. The June three-year bond futures contract was at 94.960 ...