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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... or 0.1 per cent, to 4,133.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 2.0 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 4,161.2. US stocks fell sharply Tuesday on growing concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis, soft corporate earnings at home and a weak manufacturing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... "Markets have a way of balancing themselves out. People oversold yesterday and are pulling back a bit today." European stocks fell sharply, the euro hit a 12-year low against the yen and Spanish borrowing costs reached record highs on speculation Spain ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... immediately. Spain banned short selling on all securities for three months and Italy banned short selling on banking and insurance stocks until 27 July. Reported cause: Reports that up to six of Spain's 17 regions may seek government aid - the region ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... 1.7 per cent, at 4,128.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 71.4 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 4,159.2. US stocks skidded amid a global sell-off on renewed eurozone sovereign debt concerns that Spain was headed for a bailout and Greece could ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was down 45 points at 4,120, with 9,802 contracts traded. US stocks fell around one per cent on Friday, following renewed concerns about Spain after its borrowing costs rose past the mark which ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... company) is due to release its results. In Australia, the market on Friday closed slightly lower as investors took profits on stocks that rose steadily during the week. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index eased 7.6 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 4,199.1 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... Wall Street. "It could be a bit of profit taking as the market trades within a range of around 4,000 to 4,200 point." US stocks climbed for a second straight session overnight amid upbeat earnings reports and after the Federal Reserve said the economy ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... on Tuesday closed higher, boosted by positive economic commentary from the central bank and gains among bank and energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 35.7 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 4,140.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... though we're seeing BHP and Rio up, there's still a flight to quality, with investors buying the banks and Telstra." US stocks climbed for a second straight day amid upbeat earnings reports and after a Federal Reserve report said the economy continued ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... will expose fund members to details of investments in their fund's portfolios. "If investors become aware that underlying stocks are in something they don't like, then that's actually the point," he said. While Australia's biggest fund, AustralianSuper ...