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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said a decline in risk appetite in all equity markets overnight had influenced local trading. That caused most commodity stocks to fall. BHP was down 26 cents at $35.99 and Rio Tinto was down 99 cents at $64.44. Larger ...

Securities lending is not short selling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Securities lending is a legitimate market activity for asset owners looking to lower their net trading costs, and it should not be confused with short selling. Securities lending is so mainstream that most exchanges around the world consider it to be ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... economy will be forgiven for ending up none the wiser following last night's data releases out of America. On this one trading day alone, we witnessed precisely the reason behind Wall Street's lack of conviction, its indecision to move forward or retreat. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
The Australian stocks market was flat in quiet trading conditions at noon, as gains among financial shares were offset by weakness in the energy and gold sector. At 1215 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.3 points, or 0.03 per ...

Mexican standoff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012

S&P Indices expands fixed income

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... of intraday pricing to give real time index values for the fixed income series potentially opens the door to intraday trading of index products in Australia, should product providers follow. "For us as an index provider, it gives the information so that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... strong finish to Tuesday's local session in response to the RBA's rate cut was expected to curb gains during Wednesday's trading day. "It was a big run yesterday afternoon, so I think we have to be realistic to think that our market needs to balance ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... news. Troubled miner Kagara has appointed voluntary administrators in a bid to save the company. Its shares have been in a trading halt at 12 cents for more than a week after plunging more than 68 per cent in the last three months. National Australia ...

Macquarie profit drops 24.6pc

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... traditionally a powerhouse of the Group, was the most severely impacted division, reporting a net loss of A$194 million, with net trading income down 43% on the prior year and exit costs incurred from a pull back in derivatives businesses, particularly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... technical strength coming through in the overall market," he said. McCarthy said investors had been waiting for the sideways trading to come to an end, with trade pushing towards 4,400 points. "There's some cautious optimism that might be happening this ...