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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... back of weak commodity prices, precious metals prices, oil prices," Mr Russell said. China is one of Australia's major trading partners. Mr Russell said developments on overseas markets would largely determine direction for the local bourse. At the closing ...

Urbanisation fuelling resource demand

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... variation between energy stocks and mining stocks, with the latter running on exceptionally low PEs. For example, RIO is trading on a PE of 8 times, which is incredibly cheap." Meanwhile, defensive stocks which include consumables such as food, healthcare ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... 13,230 contracts traded. The Australian market opened down about 0.4 per cent, less than offshore declines during overnight trading. Sentiment soured on news the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had downgraded its forecasts for global economic growth. ...

AustSuper adds hedge IEq option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... traditional retail offerings it's still limited. But managed accounts and low-cost retail funds offering direct share trading - allowing fund members to trade ETFs and gain exposure to global share markets - argue that such a strategy provides low-cost ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... Collins Foods holds its annual general meeting in Brisbane. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower in cautious trading. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 12.5 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 4,481.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Trading mistake forces Indian exchange crash

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
A $US125 million trading mistake last week caused India's National Stock Exchange to briefly crash, triggering a trading halt and a 15.5% fall on the main index. Mistakes made by a local brokerage in placing orders, saw the exchange's Nifty index fall ...

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... with these complex instruments, and that even well-seasoned investors will struggle to understand the risks involved in trading them. Although hybrids are not easy to define, put simply they are a mix of debt and equity and can often be traded on a secondary ...

netwealth launches global trading on platforms

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Independently owned platform provider netwealth has launched an international securities offering that gives access to securities listed on 10 global exchanges to retail investors via its Wrap and Superannuation platforms. The offer allows the investor ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... higher at 4,447 points, with 6,432 contracts traded. Financial companies were among the best performers at the start of the trading day. "The banks have led the way," Lonsec client adviser Michael Heffernan said. "We are seeing the banks up very strongly ...

MMADX appoints head of sales

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... and Debt eXchange has appointed Mark McCarthy as head of sales to its Sydney office. McCarthy has 25 years experience in trading and managing risk in precious metals swaps, FX forwards, short-term interest rate markets and credit trading. One of his ...