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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... 0.28 per cent, at 4,336.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 10.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 4,360.1. US stocks snapped a three-day losing streak on Friday after political leaders signalled a determination to compromise to avoid sending ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... growth on the continent. In Australia, the local market has dropped 2.7 per cent with no real catalysts on Friday. Financial stocks were driving the market down, with three of the four major banks suffering losses. ANZ had shed 16 cents to $23.89, Westpac ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... is what happens when the going gets tough. Europe blames the US for the drop in its equity markets last night. "European Stocks Fall on Mounting Concern Over U.S. Budget," says Bloomberg. Wall Street blames Europe for its woes. "Shares sell-off as data ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... cent, at 4,349.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 40.1 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,370.6. NEW YORK - US stocks zig-zagged around the break-even line in volatile trade before ending slightly lower, pulled down in part by Walmart's disappointing ...

Bubble forming in dividend stocks: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... of security prices brought about by central bank policy. "This has most likely brought forward future returns in these stocks making them less prospectively attractive as an investment than 12 months ago." Schroders' head of Australian equities Martin ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... 6.5 cents to $1.295 after the airline announced it would spend $100 million to buy back about four per cent of its issued stocks and would repay $650 million of debt ahead of its due date. National turnover was 291 stocks worth $848 million, with 127 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... In Australia, the market on Wednesday ended a four-day run of losses to close higher, driven by large financial sector stocks. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.6 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,388.4, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,383, with 11,833 contracts traded. Stocks on Wall Street fell overnight after news that manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years, raising concerns ...

BTIM launches emerging market strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... liquidity, currency, governance/politics and equity market valuation. Stock selection focuses on buying quality growth stocks at attractive valuations." The fund aims to provide a return before fees, costs and taxes that exceed the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 65.7 points, or 1.47 per cent, to 4,404.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed in early trade amid worries about Greece's debt crisis and a US "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and tax hikes ...