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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
The Australian share market has opened only slightly lower, despite steep falls on Wall Street and losses on European markets. At 1018 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 4,350.6 points, while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
SYDNEY, April 23 AAP - The Australian share market opened slightly lower, despite gains on Wall Street and positive leads from European markets. At 1014 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.6 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,362.9 ...

Market Wrap-Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after solid German business confidence data and stronger profits from Microsoft, McDonald's and other major US corporations helped the Dow Jones finish about 0.5 per cent higher. At 0800 AEST on ...

It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
Pausing for a jump or poised for a dive? At this point, the subject is very much subject to market interpretation. Wall Street's behaviour - and the rest of 'em major equity markets - over the past few days suggests that it's a 50/50 proposition. Said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower, following Wall Street's lead where US employment and housing data overshadowed a successful Spanish bond auction. At 0813 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down three ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
The Australian share market opened slightly higher following gains for the mining giants and despite falls on Wall Street. At 1013 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,355.6 points, while the broader ...

Challenger AUM jumps 16pct

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Challenger Limited's assets and funds under management have hit $31.4 billion, jumping 6% since last quarter and a total of 16% since March 31 2011. Citing strong life sales, positive boutique inflows and positive market movement for the period, Brian ...

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
Life insurance risk inflows increased by more than 10% in 2011, with new premium sales up 17% as virtually all companies experienced growth in risk business, according to new figures from Plan for Life. The rise took total inflows to $10.3bn across ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
One step forward, two steps back. Two steps forward, one step back. Buy. No, sell. Sell. Wait, wait, buy! Tough, ain't it Virginia? Tough-er if you're trying to put food on the table by making sense of the daily ups and downs and ups... and downs in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower as nervousness over the eurozone's debt crisis resurfaces following news that Italy's recession will be worse than expected and Spain's bad loan ratio is at an 18-year high. At 0808 AEST on Thursday, the ...