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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
The Australian stock market has opened mixed, with Westpac among the big early movers after reporting a fall in full year net profit. At 1025 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.8 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 4,454.3 points, while ...

Results show strong momentum: BT Financial Group

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Insurance sales and adviser growth show strong business momentum, despite cash earnings being down on last year, said Westpac-owned BT Financial Group. Life insurance sales were up 30%, compared with 14% for the market in 2012, it said after announcing ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Now what's wrong this time? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 'mother-of-all-economic statistics' at the end of last week's trading and it was good. But how did Mr. Market react? He thought it was good too until... he didn't. The S&P 500 ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell following stronger-than-expected jobs figures and as caution grew ahead of the presidential election. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
The Australian market has opened higher, led by gains on Wall Street and higher commodity prices. At 1019 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.5 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4,485.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... since February. While bad news continues to hound Europe - the unemployment rate rose a fresh record high of 11.6% in September - there's some positive reports out of Europa lately, reports that concern the problem country of the day -- Spain. Spain's ...

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... while anything below points to contraction. Separately, a survey by HSBC came in at 49.5 in October - from 47.9 in September - which, although still in contraction, represents another rise. The official PMI had contracted in August and September because ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after European equities fell despite a raft of largely positive company results, with trading volumes boosted by the resumption of activity in storm-struck New York. At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

Investor confidence hits 14 year low

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
State Street's global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) has posted its biggest drop in 14 years. Global investor confidence on the index fell from a revised reading in September of 87.3, to 80.6. The plummet in global confidence stemmed from a steep drop ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The Australian market opened higher following surging European markets and higher commodity prices. At 1022 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.1 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,497.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...