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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
... oil prices aren't too flash," Mr O'Gorman said. He said positive US data showing weak inflation had improved investor sentiment there and probably in Australia. "There was news out of the States last night that their inflation rate had dropped to its ...

Centro grows on virtues of diversification

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
... addition to these benefits the funds have delivered over 18% and 11.5% respectively." Torney believes positive investor sentiment towards the funds will continue as the benefits of retail property prevail. "Centro's direct retail property funds continue ...

Fund managers tentative on global outlook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
... Declines of 10 per cent in local equities and a 20 per cent cooling in the resources sector saw decided swings in investor sentiment, with many managers searching for evidence of whether the recent drop is a market correction in an otherwise continuing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... down 121.45 points or 2.42 per cent. TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell slightly as losses in small-caps hurt investor sentiment while retailers fell after weak household spending data. The Nikkei ended 56.23 points lower at 15,859.45. HONG KONG - Stocks ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
... moderation in the economy's expansion in the second quarter as US consumer spending and the housing sector weakens. Investor sentiment for commodities also returned as markets managed to recoup some of their losses after some prices (gold in particular) ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... corporate deals and mergers, plus a robust initial public offering for credit-card company MasterCard Inc, boosted investor sentiment. A government report showed first-quarter economic growth was below analysts' expectations. The data did not exacerbate ...

AMP puts pedal to the metal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... two quarters, so the numbers look set to get even better. The sheer size of AMP's inflows and the improving investor sentiment underlines the competitive improvements made by the giant Australian. The sharp performance turnaround by AMP and other heavy ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
... as base metal prices rebounded strongly overnight. Further improvements in the gold price should also boost investor sentiment, although this will be capped somewhat by the weaker oil price. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Global REITs on the go: ipac

... be much better, according to Carroll. "Unless there's some global economic shock or shockwave that affects investor sentiment, which would probably affect all asset classes, we think the REIT market could be well over $1.5 trillion by the end of the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2006
... factor on the local bourse today. The S&P/ASX200 has slipped back from its move to 5000 earlier this week and investor sentiment, as well as the response to the David Jones interim results will be the key to the local direction. On the Sydney Futures ...