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Shareholder backlash hits Macquarie MGU

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... board members, three of which are independent, according to a Macquarie spokesperson. MGU invests in listed infrastructure stocks globally.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... will leave the cash rate at 3.75 per cent, lower it by 25 basis points or cut it by half a percentage point. Materials stocks made solid gains, with market heavyweight BHP Billiton adding 42 cents, or 1.37 per cent, to $31.17, and Rio Tinto gaining 93 ...

Still a guessing game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... first back-to-back declines in more than three years. The S&P 500 had fallen by 0.4% at this time. 6:58 AM (AEST): U.S. stocks reversed losses as the cheapest price-to-earnings valuation for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in six months overshadowed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... Ordinaries index fell 83.5 points, or 2.03 per cent, to 4,033.4 points, its lowest close since October 5, 2011. NEW YORK - US stocks closed mixed after a day of bumpy trade, as eurozone turmoil kept a shadow over the markets. A dim report on new US industrial ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... selling of risk assets dominated intra-day trading and cut 0.5 per cent off the Australian dollar, with Telstra and gold stocks the only bright spots as investors rushed into safe havens. Telstra firmed one cent to $3.65 by 1206 AEST, while gold major ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... market on Friday closed lower for a third straight session as weak offshore economic data led to a sell-off among resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended down 12.4 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,063.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
The Australian share market suffered falls in opening trade, driven by weaker materials stocks, aggressive short selling of the top 50 stocks and a soft lead from Wall Street. At 1011 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22 points ...

Investors missing the eurozone silver lining

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... according to our analysis in April, are the cheapest of any major global region and near the cheapest ever relative to US stocks at a one-third discount on price-to-book value. "With more than 60% of corporate sales from European firms originating internationally ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower, dropping for a second straight day as ongoing worries from Europe hit financial stocks hardest. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 17.9 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,076.3 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... Australian share market remained in the red by noon on fresh concerns over Europe's debt crisis, with consumer staples stocks bucking the downward trend. At 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 51.4 points, or 1.26 per cent ...