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State Street's 130/30 funds gain $10bn Edge

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... well, with former Securities and Exchange Commission investment division head Barry P. Barbash, recently quoted in the New York Times saying "funds using this strategy seem to be multiplying almost daily." Managing director of global equities at SSgA ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007
... close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.5 points to 6400.6, while the all ordinaries rose 46.5 points to 6429.5. NEW YORK - US stocks strengthened overnight amid expectations that looming corporate earnings results will beat expectations, strong ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... 31 points to 6393 on a volume of 3,746 contracts. Woodside Petroleum added 40 cents to $47.40 as August crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled up $US1 or 1.4 per cent at $US72.81 a barrel. Caltex Australia advanced 10 cents to $24.75. Oil ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 11.2 points to 6351.1, while the all ordinaries dipped 9.2 points to 6383. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday after jobs data pointed to a strong labour market and a rising oil prices helped energy stocks. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
... Silver is the September price on COMEX. Base metal prices are the three month PM kerb close on the London Metal Exchange. NEW YORK - US markets were closed on Wednesday for the Independence Day public holiday. On Tuesday,the Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... Tinto. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 35.7 points to 6299, while the all ordinaries added 35.2 points to 6333.8. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on what was a shortened session on the eve of the July 4 public holiday. The market lifted on speculation ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
... offer. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 11.6 points to 6263.3, while the all ordinaries fell 12 points to 6298.6. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on the first day of the quarter, with takeover activity and figures revealing a lift in manufacturing in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... rate of growth since 1987. The all ordinaries added 13.2 points to 6310.6, up 25.18 per cent on the 2006 financial year. NEW YORK - US stocks were lower on Friday after brokers and banks pulled back, nervous about the about takeovers and the subprime ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 81.4 points at 6265.6, while the all ordinaries gained 80.8 points to 6297.4. NEW YORK - US stocks finished on Thursday about where they started out, after the Federal Reserve said it saw moderate economic growth ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... points, or almost two per cent, to 6,184.2, while the all ordinaries index fell 120.7 points, or 1.9 per cent, to 6,216.6. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up beaten-down shares after a three-day slide, and a nearly two per ...