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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open stronger due to gains on Wall Street and European markets, as well as signs a $US780 billion ($A1.19 trillion) stimulus package will be approved in the US. At 0759 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Focus on the good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
Whew! Finally a bit of good news. Or rather investors chose to see the good rather than the bad. US equities closed last night's trading up more than 1 per cent, reversing early losses brought on by reports that initial jobless benefit claims jumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received positive leads overnight, with the major Wall Street indices all up, precious metals and oil higher, although copper was lower. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 56 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, dragged down by an upset financial market. By 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 18.9 points lower at 3419.9, while the broader All Ordinaries had lost 17.8 points at 3366.3. On the Sydney Futures ...

LUCRF lowers pension fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The $2.4 billion LUCRF Super has slashed its fees for all its pension members from 0.9 per cent to as low as 0.2 per cent. According to a statement by the industry fund, the move comes amid plans to align LUCRF Pensions fees with its superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
The Australian market has received a weak lead from Wall Street securities and with oil trading down, although precious and base metals were higher. But at 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 15 points higher at ...

Darkest before dawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
Well now, there we have it. If the January effect holds, US equity investors and the rest of us should all go on vacation and come back next year. The January effect postulates that the US stock market's performance for the entire month of January predicts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower, after the falls in US equities, before attention turns to the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 64 ...

Solaris gets "highly recommended" rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Lonsec awarded Solaris Investment Management's Core Australian Equity fund a 'highly recommended' rating. In its report, Lonsec said the 'long only' Australian equity fund's key strength is the experience of its ex-Suncorp investment team experience ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on a positive lead from the US. Gold, copper and oil were down, but silver was up on Wall St. At 0812 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 43 points higher at 3,419. ...