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Market Wrap AM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... referendum vote rejecting independence from Britain. But all three indices retreated from their peaks as Alibaba began trading before 1600 GMT. LONDON - London's stock market jumped out of the blocks early as investors welcomed Scotland's rejection of ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... on China, how could anyone miss Alibaba and its debut on the NYSE. Its scripts soared by around 47% on the first day of trading to a high of US$99.70 before closing at US$93.89 from its IPO price of US$68. Look Ma - Jack Ma - who's crying now? The HK ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... potential. Normally, it's easy to discern Japan's outlook from the Japanese bond market. Ten-year JGB's are currently trading around 0.56% -- that's down from 0.74% at the start of 2014 and down from 0.78% on 26 December 2012 when Shinzo Abe assumed ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... the value of their stock." He said the Chinese stimulus package had failed to allay concerns about Australia's biggest trading partner which has posted a series of weak economic data recently. "Another stimulus initiative is being looked upon by the ...

ASX tees up $65m Yieldbroker deal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... and Yieldbroker will remain independently managed. Yieldbroker specialises in operating licensed electronic markets for trading over 800 Australian and New Zealand debt securities and interest rate derivatives, including Australian government and semi-government ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... the ninth week, the most weeks the index has gained consecutively since 1997." This was as at the close of last Friday's trading. "The ICE U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the dollar's strength against six major currencies, hit 84.519 on Friday. The ...

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... Smorgon family, are among the initial investors in the Future Generation Investment Fund, which has officially commenced trading on the ASX. The new philanthropically-focused Listed Investment Company (LIC) raised $200 million in its initial offer period. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... $61.78 and Fortescue Metals was flat at $3.94. Construction giant Leighton Holdings was down 97 cents to $20.87 after trading ex-dividend and following further media reports about the company allegedly paying kickbacks to corrupt Iraqi officials.

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... old and new -- concerned Wall Street last week taking the S&P 500 index 1.1% and the Dow 0.9% lower over the past five trading days. Tensions in the Ukraine continue prompting the EU to raise its sanctions against Russia - adding 15 companies, including ...

Merrill Lynch Equities Australia handed $96,000 fine

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... with the efficiency and integrity of the ASX market. Merrill Lynch also failed to prevent an erroneous order into the ASX Trading Platform which resulted in a market for Class A non-voting common stock in News Corporation, not being both fair and orderly. ...