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Instos overconfident on drawdown risks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... increasing downside protection in their portfolios. "Many will have been rewarded in recent years for "buying the dip" - purchasing equities when prices were low but about to recover - and may believe their portfolios will perform well despite future ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... sharp decline has been good news for Japanese exporters, it has pushed up the cost of imports and eroded consumers' purchasing power. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell after Orion Health said an expected US-based contract has been delayed. Spark New ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... points to close at 27,523.72. Shanghai advanced 1.87 per cent, which came after HSBC's preliminary reading on its China purchasing managers index. The British bank said the gauge came in at 49.1 this month, a two-month high, but still below the 50 mark ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... markets on Friday that reversed a bruising two-day retreat following a dismal US economic growth report. HSBC's final purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China came in at 48.9 for April, below the break-even point of 50 and the weakest since 48.1 in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... which has enjoyed a huge rally recently, eased 0.38 per cent, or 106.15 points, to 27,827.70. HSBC said its preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) of manufacturing activity in China had slipped to a 12-month low in April, the latest data to show ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... of decline - to 772,400 (the lowest in 40 years). This adds to positive indications from the latest Markit/CIPS UK purchasing managers' index (PMI) surveys. The March surveys' headlines say it all: UK Manufacturing PMI hits 8-month high Business confidence ...

Rebalancing almost leads to accidental takeover bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
A quarterly rebalancing of indices was blamed for BlackRock accidentally purchasing more than 20% of Monadelphous Group recently. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange on March 25, BlackRock said a change in interests held by the company ...

PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
Markit Economics' flash PMI (purchasing managers' index) data dump yesterday gives us the lay of the land for first quarter economy and beyond. While it's tempting to correlate these PMI readings with the effectiveness (or not) of the monetary policy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... eurozone business activity hit a near four-year high in March. The closely watched Markit Economics report Composite Purchasing Managers Output Index (PMI) rose to 54.1 points from 53.3 in February, putting it well above the 50-point mark that shows ...

It might just be a matter of time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... September last year. Slumping US export prices indicate the loss of America's pricing power because of the absence of purchasing power among its neighbours. The very same reason for the on-going race to the bottom among many - and still counting - other ...