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Continuum sees value as active managers scrape past benchmark

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... itself in altering between styles and sectors," said McElwee. In Q1 of 2010/11 they were adding value by picking up resource stocks, in Q2 they sold down some of those in favour of industrials benefiting from the mining boom, before turning their attention ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... outlaying, so there's always some trepidation around deals of that size." Rival Rio Tinto was up 44 cents at $81.39. Energy stocks were also lower after the price of oil fell due to concerns the world's debt problems would curb demand. Woodside was down ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... hold general meetings. On Thursday, local shares closed firmly in the red despite a late rally, with losses among retail stocks and the banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 24.1 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 4,490.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... 13 points lower at 4,475 with 17,241 contracts traded. RBS Morgans Brisbane investment adviser Trent Muller said retail stocks were underperforming as a result of Wednesday's aftermarket downgrade of retail heavyweight David Jones. "Retail shares are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... rose 44.73 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 12,491.61. The Nasdaq composite rose 15.01 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 2,796.92. Stocks also took a hit in the afternoon when House Speaker John Boehner called into question whether lawmakers would agree to raise ...

US Fed hints at QE3

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... will probably happen if the US economy does slow down further," he said. Cullens said he expects good value cyclical US stocks to outperform in the second half of the calendar year, with US interest rates kept low despite rising inflation. "We actually ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... the Federal Reserve might consider more economic stimulus wasn't enough to keep bad news about Ireland from sinking US stocks. Ireland's government bonds were downgraded by ratings agency Moody's to junk status shortly before US markets closed, sending ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... is uncertainty, and when you get uncertainty you get markets falling." Mr Bishop said despite the doom and gloom, coal stocks shone through as the best performers of the morning. "In the middle of all that we have some exciting things happening in our ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... 4,582.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 69.2 points, or 1.47 per cent, to 4,646.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks plummeted as worry about Europe's worsening debt crisis clouded markets already weaker after Friday's poor United States ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... that perhaps I'm better off managing my own money than giving it to somebody else." Disappointing US jobs figures caused stocks to sell off on Wall Street. The negative lead weighed on the local market, causing it to hand back the gains it made on Friday ...