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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Monday closed higher, driven by a gains in resource and finance stocks, as world leaders reaffirmed they wanted beleaguered Greece to remain in the euro zone. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Investors set to remain cautious: Franklin Templeton

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... from around the world expect a rate of return on their investments of five percent or greater in 2012. When considering stocks specifically, 40% expect returns of five percent or greater in 2012. "Global uncertainty continues to weigh on investors' minds ...

Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Russian consumer stocks are a favoured investment choice in Eastern Europe, as wealth in the region rises and the average debt burden remains low. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive officer of regional investment house East Capital said that although ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... developments in the troubled euro zone. About $35 billion was wiped from the value of the local bourse, with banks and resource stocks taking the brunt, after ratings agencies downgraded debt-ridden Greece, sparking fresh concerns about the outlook for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Australian stocks have sunk to their lowest level this year as investors begin to panic over the crisis in Europe after reports of a run on Spanish banks. Europe's main stock markets tumbled and the euro hit a new four-month US dollar low as worries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... 4,157.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 6.2 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 4,208.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed with losses well above one per cent as negative news continued from Europe, with Greece's woes deepening and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, with gains among the big miners helping defy a weak lead from offshore markets. At 1029 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,179.3 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... 4,165.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 101.6 points, or 2.35 per cent, to 4,214.7 points. NEW YORK - US stocks gave up early gains as gloom from the eurozone over Greece's woes sparked an afternoon sell-off. At the closing bell the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
Australian stocks were down close to two per cent at noon with the resources-linked sectors doing it toughest on a day of broad-based declines. At 1203 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 79.6 points, or 1.87 per cent, at 4,186.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... 4,266.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index lost 35.6 points, or 0.82 per cent, to 4,316.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have sunk as speculation about Greece's potential exit from the eurozone continues after the country's political parties ...