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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher on Tuesday but trading volumes are expected to be low as Wall Street remains closed due to Hurricane Sandy. The New York Stock Exchange was closed on Monday and will remain closed for a second ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... caution ahead of the weekend," he said. Mr Shamu said the mining and energy sectors were posting the highest gains but trading could be volatile throughout the day as Hurricane Sandy threatened the US north east. BHP Billiton was eights cents higher ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia's trading session had already called it off for the week when the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the better-than-expected scorecard for the economy. But don't despair Virginia, we didn't miss much. Better ...

Juicy Macquarie profit belies revenue fall

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... operating income for the first half of 2012 was down 5% on last year owing to its low volumes in its advisory and securities trading businesses amid continued market volatility. Low levels of merger and acquisition activity have also impacted the group's ...

Wilson HTM deals to Mariner concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... representation, Mariner said that it would "bridge the gap" between Wilson's net tangible assets (NTA) and its current trading price. Wilson's NTA was $48 million, compared to a market capitalisation of $21.5 million at 30 June 2012, a 55% discount ...

High frequency trading benefits: UK government

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The overwhelming majority of financial professionals say high frequency trading (HFT) is unfair, according to a new survey, but research from the UK government shows that computer automated investment has market benefits. According to a recent survey ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... strong growth in the UK GDP, not seen in five years, has confirmed the double dip recession is over. Elsewhere in European trading, Madrid's IBEX 35 stock index dipped 0.16 per cent to 7,229.20 points after Santander reported a third-quarter profit plunge ...

Vanguard launches Fixed Interest Index ETFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... economies of scale permit." ETFs currently represents 7% of the of the overall ETF investments, following the product's trading permit on the ASX early this year. Vanguard's new ETF is expected to begin trading under the ticker code VAF later this month ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street was trading slightly in the red overnight but European stocks closed higher as traders digested mixed economic data before the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting. ...

Market wrap - late AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... ounce. Metals and minerals stocks (down 1.57 per cent) and the materials sector (down 1.51 per cent) had also commenced trading in red figures. RBS Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said it was a reflection of the relatively healthy state of ...