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Korea and Taiwan may move to developed status

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... South Korea and Taiwan were upgraded more funds would pour into their markets. "That is likely to impact the valuation of stocks we're already holding for Korea and Taiwan," he said. "They would be likely to rise." "Stocks such as Samsung Electronics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
Australian stocks are holding on to early gains at midday, on the back of strong rises in the materials and energy sectors. At 1219 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.8 points, or 0.96 per cent, at 4,494.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

European authorities will blink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... semblance of relative calm on financial markets overnight. Wall Street reversed early losses and closed higher. European stocks still ended in the red but on lower negatives than when their opening bell tingled. These because, according to AAP with BusinessDay ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... at 4,451.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 38.6 points, or 0.85 per cent, to 4,512.5. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Monday, as early fears of eurozone contagion gave way to optimism that Brussels and Athens would tackle the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon as investors took the opportunity to buy stocks at attractive prices, following recent heavy falls on the market. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.3 points, or 0.45 per cent, at 4,505.2, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ended 4.4 points, or 0.1 per cent, higher at 4,551.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed mostly higher on Friday amid hopeful signs Europe might be on its way to containing the damage from Greece's debt ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... stronger at 4,491 points, with 9,737 contracts traded. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said Australian stocks were attracting buyers after being beaten down to extremely oversold levels. Stocks were now offering good dividend yields ...

VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... it did! The Dow closed more than half a percent higher and the S&P 500 ended with a plus in front of 0.18 per cent. Tech stocks, however, failed to make the grade with the Nasdaq giving up another 0.3 per cent on top of their 1.8 per cent loss the previous ...

S&P looks to Africa as investment grows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... African companies, as well as offshore firms with significant exposure to African economies. To qualify for the index, stocks must have a market capitalisation of over US$200 million and an average daily traded value of US$1 million over any three-month ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Wednesday's local close of $US1,523.80. Preliminary national turnover was 1.6 billion securities worth $5.04 billion, with 209 stocks up, 783 down and 354 unchanged.