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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Australian stocks were higher at noon, led by strong performances by the healthcare and information technology sectors and supported by rises among the nation's big miners and banks. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.4 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mostly negative lead from offshore trading, after Wall Street closed lower and copper prices settled weaker. But oil, gold and silver prices ended firmer. At 0743 AEST, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market has opened weaker in directionless trade, on a lack of company news and public holidays in the UK and US. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.6 points lower at 4683.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Diamonds are a fund's best friends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Sparkling gems are luring investors with two global funds offering diamonds as a hedge against inflation and an alternative to traditional asset classes. Despite the availability of synthetic diamonds, prices for the gem have been rising for more than ...

Timbercorp trio face the music

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Failed agribusiness Timbercorp's former directors must today face a class-action suit filed against them in 2009 by more than 2000 investors in the Supreme Court. The investors have made allegations of conflicts of interest, breaches of directors' duties ...

Avoca patient on industrials evolution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
Despite harbouring long-term concerns for the Australian economy, the newly established Avoca Investment Management sees plenty of opportunities in undervalued sectors. John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich, co-portfolio managers of the Bennelong Avoca ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday, as a recovery in commodity prices sparked a more positive performance in share prices on Wall Street. On the ASX 24 at 0713 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 24 points ...

Second Fincorp director not guilty

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Fincorp company director, Jacob Quigley, has been found not guilty, just four weeks after the firm's former chief executive was sentence to prison. Quigley, the former finance director of Fincorp Investments, was found not guilty of breaching his duties ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was flat at noon after the materials sector received a boost in late morning trade. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 0.8 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4740.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Thursday following strongly negative leads from overseas markets overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0731 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 22 points lower at 4,703. In economics news on ...