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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... cent, to 4,628.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index dropped 14.6 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 4,708.3. NEW YORK - US stocks edged down on Tuesday as two banks predicted oil prices will rise to $US130 a barrel and data showed the market for new homes ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Australian stocks were trading lower at noon, extending losses from the open with the financial sector under selling pressure due to concerns about European sovereign debt. At 1203 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22.7 points, or 0.49 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... luncheon in Melbourne. On Monday, the Australian share market ended the day deeply in the red at a two-month low as finance stocks lost the most ground amid widespread selling. When markets settled, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 89.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Australian shares continued to fall from a sharply lower open on Monday, with banks stocks losing the most ground amid widespread selling. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 73.2 points, or 1.55 per cent, at 4,659 points, while the ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... and reduce upward pressure on interest rates. "Uncle Buck is back. Currency markets are also referred to as leaders to stocks. Trading volume is huge, but more driven by governments and billionaires than pension plans and gamblers. The first few weeks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... reserve estimate of 716 million tonnes for the first stage of its Solomon Hub project in Western Australia. Among energy stocks, Woodside was up 33 cents at $45.73, Santos had shed 14 cents to $14.34 and Oil Search had gained five cents to $7.08. The ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... later turned out to be worth less than junk. European equities also closed higher led by a 1.25 per cent jump in French stocks. Say what? Has the sovereign debt crisis there been resolved? Au contraire, Spain (the big problem child) reportedly wasn't ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... 4,756.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index gained 62.9 points, or 1.32 per cent, to 4,828.2 points. NEW YORK - US stocks overcame disappointing economic data on Thursday and ended the day in positive territory, while a dazzling market launch ...

US to avoid default, EM stocks to rise: Janus

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... stayed locked up on bank balance sheets. Eisinger said he expected commodity prices to top out, helping emerging market stocks rally. "Most people aren't really aware that China and Brazil underperformed the S&P by about 30 per cent in the last 15 months," ...

Avoca patient on industrials evolution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... value in small industrials than small resources, naming companies in retail, manufacturing and technology as preferred stocks. The Bennelong Avoca Emerging Leaders fund is a joint venture with Bennelong Funds Management. Avoca has identified healthcare ...