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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... motor vehicle sales for September. In company news, Ansell is due to hold its annual general meeting. On Friday, Australian stocks extended earlier losses to close lower following negative leads from US and European markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... price of gold in Sydney was $US1,664.75 per fine ounce, down $US6.55 an ounce from Thursday's close at $US1,671.30. Energy stocks were also hit hard, trading 1.45 per cent lower after world oil prices fell Thursday as traders fretted about slowing demand ...

US regulator spotlights high frequency trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... pulled out of the market at the same time. High frequency traders use computer driven strategies and algorithms to trade stocks, futures and options. They have become popular with big banks due to their low risk nature and high volume of trades.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... defaulting, the main Slovakian parties reached a deal on Wednesday to again vote on, and approve, the fund by Friday. US stocks posted solid gains Wednesday as investors took heart from such signs of progress in Europe in dealing with the eurozone debt ...

Volcker Rule could slash Wall Street incomes 25%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... could cut broking revenue by as much as 25%. This would play out if investment institutions were prohibited from betting on stocks or trading the complex derivatives that drive most of the profits these firms generate. Legislators in Congress are meanwhile ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... cent, at 4,204.3 and the broader All Ordinaries index dropping 22.4 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 4,266.4. NEW YORK - US stocks posted solid gains Wednesday as investors took heart from signs of progress in Europe in dealing with the eurozone debt crisis. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... night, base metals lower and you're seeing materials and energy really leading the decline on our market today." Energy stocks fell 2.1 per cent despite oil prices rising for the fifth straight session in New York on Tuesday. Woodside Petroleum fell ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... whole population," said Yuen. The Wholesale Asian Consumer Demand Fund currently has around 35-40% in Chinese consumer stocks, 10% in India, 10% in mature markets such as Taiwan and Korea and the rest in more emerging markets like Thailand, Indonesia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... higher at 4,227.6 and the broader All Ordinaries index climbed 26.5 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 4,288.8. NEW YORK - US stocks drifted to a mixed finish Tuesday ahead of the start of company earnings season and a key vote in Slovakia that could decide ...