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Managers up risk on improved sentiment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... long term economic prosperity, given Europe's high consumption of Chinese goods." Amid the 'risk on' approach, cyclical stocks regained favour, a move Liddell attributes to the two RBA rate cuts towards the end of 2011 and improving global growth pro ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Ordinaries index added 42.5 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 4,404.2 points. NEW YORK - It was a losing week on Wall Street. Stocks closed lower on Friday and finished the week down after worries about Europe returned. The Dow Jones industrial average closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher after stocks on Wall Street posted large gains on a surge in lending in China and a rise in eurozone industrial production. At 0802 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly higher, driven by gains in the US overnight. At 1020 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.4 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4,263.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 17.8 points ...

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 ...