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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
The Australian market has received a mostly positive set of leads from weekend offshore trading, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities prices ending firmer. At 0805 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... it does not already own. Mount Gibson Iron nudged up five cents to $2.06 after it terminated an agreement with a Chinese steel manufacturer for the sale of 80 per cent of life of mine production from the Extension Hill mine. Atlas Iron climbed nine cents ...

Russell moves into industry fund admin

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... Rainmaker, Russell's clients are mainly corporates including super funds from Qantas, Westpac, BHP Billiton and BlueScope Steel. Mark Blair, managing director of Industry and Government Funds, Russell, said the administration model had been tailored ...

Capitalism killed Mars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... 2,897.3 on turnover of 170.6 billion yuan. Nuclear energy firms fell sharply after Beijing suspended approving new projects. Steel makers and gold miners were hit on concerns that possible further tightening moves by Beijing would hurt demand. However ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... good thing for Australia. We will probably export more iron or and more coal to help rebuild Japan, we may even export some steel if their steel making facilities are damaged," he said. Banking stocks were higher after a weak opening, with Commonwealth ...

Funds join forces for Asian growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Boutique investment fund Eight Investment Partners (8IP) aims to use the integration of an Australian focused equities fund as a springboard for Asian investments. Atom Funds Management, a small cap Australian equities manager with around $70 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... Toyota was down 7.92 per cent to 3,310 yen, Honda dropped 6.49 per cent to 3,095, and Nissan lost 9.52 per cent to 722 yen. Steel companies and construction firms in Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo got a boost on hopes for a pick-up in demand following the ...

Fund managers eye 'cheap' Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... think that these are cheaper investments and the barriers to entry are low," said Lowenstein. Merger talks between Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal industries have raised expectations of industry consolidation, raising equity prices although political ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... jobs website Seek Ltd was down 76 cents, or 10.75 per cent, at $6.31 after it reported first half profit up 31 per cent. Steel manufacturer OneSteel Ltd was down five cents, or 1.68 per cent, at $2.93 after posting a first half profit steady from the ...