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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... 4,292.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 28.6 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 4373.7 points. LONDON - US stocks have suffered their fifth straight fall as worries about upcoming earnings, slower growth and the possibility of a Spain-driven ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... currency would be unlikely to move up much ahead of local labour force data due for release on Thursday. NEW YORK - US stocks have suffered their fifth straight fall as worries about upcoming earnings, slower growth and the possibility of a Spain-driven ...

Small-caps beat index but approach with caution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Small-caps remain riskier than investment in large-cap stocks but do offer significant value Morningstar said today in its Sector Wrap-Up for Australian smaller companies funds. In an assessment of the industry, Morningstar found that even the average ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 4,286, with 4,030 contracts traded. US stocks tumbled Monday after last week's disappointing jobs report showed a slowdown in hiring that raised concerns about the strength ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... quarter 2012 Operations Review. In Australia, the market on Monday was closed for the Easter public holiday. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled Monday after last week's disappointing jobs report showed a slowdown in hiring that raised concerns about the strength ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... Wednesday's close of $US1,636.95 per fine ounce. Newcrest Mining was 64 cents, or 2.25 per cent, lower at $27.86. Financial stocks all opened lower. NZ shares fell four cents to $22.97 while Westpac shares lost four cents to $22.08. At 1030 AEST, local ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... 2012, the insurer said. At 1030 AEST its shares were up 12 cents, or 0.86 per cent, at $14.02. Mr Chatterton said financial stocks were good to buy on Wednesday with all of the major banks down. ANZ shares fell four cents to $22.95, Westpac shares lost ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... everyone's hopes that QE the third is about to sail. How could you do this to us BFF? It's all over the headlines: "U.S. Stocks Fall as Fed Minutes Damp Stimulus Expectation" (Bloomberg); "Wall St slides as Fed dashes stimulus hopes" (AFR); "Wall Street ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... 1430 AEST. "Traders will be a little bit gun-shy just waiting on, not just the decision, but the commentary," he said. US stocks started the second quarter on a high note after US manufacturing data picked up more than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... 4,329.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index eased 3.6 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 4,416.4 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have started the second quarter on a high note after US manufacturing data picked up more than expected, a sign of stronger ...