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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... more detail on the European arrangements or good news on major economies to push prices higher," he said. Among resource stocks, the mining giants were stronger with BHP Billiton gaining 16 cents to $32.16 and Rio Tinto surging 64 cents to $54.77. In ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... government-backed debt issued by 32 banks; and credit unions and three major clearinghouses, which are used to execute trades of stocks, bonds and options." But we weren't scared into panic. On that very day, this column printed, "What are the implications ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... 1.21 per cent, at 4,272.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 49.9 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 4,292.9. US stocks scored moderate gains, extending Friday's sharp rally on hopes that the European Central Bank may soon take action to relieve ...

BT Wrap adds Legg Mason real income fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... listed property, infrastructure and utilities - with the goal of providing an income return 20% higher than the yield of stocks in the S&P/ASX 200 Index. It also aims to protect investors' future spending power by growing the income stream above the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up 60 points at 4,245, with 11,434 contracts traded. US stocks surged, boosted by the Labor Department's July labour report showing stronger-than-expected jobs growth and a slight increase ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... equities news, Argo Investments is due to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Friday dumped higher risk mining stocks, sending the Australian share market down more than one per cent. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 48.0 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 slumped 2.20 per cent, Paris's CAC 40 lost 2.68 per cent and, worst hit, Madrid dropped 5.16 per cent. US stocks slid for the fourth straight day with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 92.18 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 12,878.88. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... futures contract was down three points at 4,223, with 7,902 contracts traded. Overnight offshore leads were mixed, with US stocks lower but bourses in London and Paris higher. Wall Street equity markets closed in the red for a third straight day, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... cent, at 4,262.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 6.7 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,282.7. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed lower after the Federal Reserve kept monetary policy unchanged -- a widely expected move that nevertheless disappointed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... them, because the Germans are against a lot of the action, then we could see a bit of a sell off later in the week." US stocks closed lower and European markets fell into the red as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary ...