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China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... alongside China's purchasing managers index. They are positively correlated. This was on display only last week when resource stocks fell following reports that China's PMI declined in June to just above the expansion/contraction line. But as long as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Australian stocks were higher at noon amid broad based gains led by information technology and industrial-linked companies. A positive day for ASX-listed airlines also buoyed the local bourse. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30.6 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... cent, at 4,591.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 11.9 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 4,647.9. NEW YORK - US stocks jumped sharply higher on Friday, closing out the best week in two years and starting the second half on a solid positive note. ...

CFSGAM sees ESG improve returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... decision can have a significant impact on performance. Research carried out by the fund manager showed that the top rated ESG stocks in its global listed infrastructure portfolio outperformed the bottom-rated stocks by more than 20% between 2007 and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... per cent, at 4,608, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 80 points, or 1.75 per cent, to 4,659.8. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied again on Thursday for the fourth day in a row after Greek MPs voted to implement an austerity plan and data showed business ...

Bank stocks rise on Greek confidence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Share markets rallied today as the Greek parliament passed the first of two austerity packages while violent protests continued against the deeply unpopular reforms. But economists and market commentators have warned that the austerity package and associated ...

Former UBS star team launches flagship Bennelong Avoca fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... co-portfolio managers and senior investment analyst Michael Vidler, and will typically hold between 30 and 50 different stocks with investment decisions driven by deep fundamental research. "We're old-fashioned stock pickers," said Campbell. "We spend ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... sector at 1206 AEST was healthcare, up 1.75 per cent according to IRESS data. Industrials (up 1.59 per cent) and utility stocks (up 1.33 per cent), also were strong during the morning. Overnight, Wall Street extended gains to a third straight day, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... AEST was the energy sector, up 2.65 per cent according to Iress data. Metals and minerals (up 2.02 per cent) and materials stocks (up 1.96 per cent), also fared well in morning trade. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... three-day convention in Perth. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed a touch higher, led by defensive healthcare stocks and subdued support for the nation's big miners and banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished 12.5 points higher, by ...