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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... 4,133.0 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 37.0 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4,172.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks finished mixed after news that manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years in June, raising concerns ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... more than 1% higher at noon following gains on US and European markets and strong performances from resource and energy stocks. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 52.8 points, or 1.29 per cent, at 4,147.4, while the broader ...

China approves cross-border ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... today of two ETFs to be listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges that will invest directly in Hong Kong-listed stocks, each tracking a Hong Kong stock index," the SFC said in a statement. The move came as Chinese President Hu Jintao visited ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
US stocks leapt two per cent on Friday sparked by the dramatic measures adopted in Brussels to stem the eurozone crisis and stimulate growth, giving the markets a strong end to a rocky first half. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 277.83 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,003, with 9,099 contracts traded. US stocks slashed steep early losses in the last hour of trade to end moderately lower, amid short covering and hopes that EU leaders ...

Zenith signs ex-S&P client

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... "Advisers are seeing that it's not as easy as they thought to add value through stock picking. "Clients are always aware when stocks go up or down, but with model portfolios you can really track your risk return performance." The Client Advisory division ...

Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
"U.S. stocks fell, snapping a two-day rally in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, after jobless-claims data fueled concern over the economy..." (Bloomberg) Ah, so grasshoppuh, America is good one day, no good the next. No sensei, just another dose of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 1.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 4,085.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks slashed steep early losses in the last hour of trade to end moderately lower, amid short covering and hopes that EU leaders ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Australian stocks were higher at noon, with the consumer discretionary sector leading the broader market on fresh reports concerning News Corporation's proposed corporate restructure. At 1242 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.5 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... cent, at 4,048.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 39.9 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 4,093.8. NEW YORK - US stocks rebounded Friday after Thursday's sharp fall, helped by European leaders meeting in Rome signalling a 130 billion euro ($163 ...