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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... over the month. "We've seen some pretty good gains coming through from most of the major players today though. Financial stocks are all looking fairly strong, with index leader BHP Billiton getting a boost from record high gold and silver prices and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... cent, at 4,823.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index slipped 53.3 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 4,899. NEW YORK - US stocks rose modestly on Friday, with Dow blue chips spurred by Caterpillar's earnings while the Nasdaq struggled after lacklustre ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Global equities fund managers are often choosing the same stocks for their top 10 holdings, research house Lonsec has found in its latest global equity fund sector review. The review rated 39 funds of which 26 were qualitatively managed by active stock ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... fine ounce, up $US4.70 on Thursday's closing price of $US1,531. It reached a record $US1,537.10 on Thursday. Australian stocks declined even after US stocks rallied as positive earnings reports lured investors to shrug off mixed economic data. Mr Leppinus ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... 4,873.0, while the broader All Ordinaries index was 1.7 points lower, by 0.03 per cent, at 4,952.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on Thursday as positive earnings reports lured investors to shrug off mixed economic data. Building on nearly three-year ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... noon, trading off its highs of the session as traders digested a new high for the Australian dollar and what it means for stocks and interest rates. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.4 points higher, by 0.42 per cent, at 4,893.3, while ...

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... night. The Dow ended 0.8 per cent on the up and up and so did the Nasdaq. And hear this, the Russell 2000 Index of small US stocks partied to a fresh record high of 858.31 points. As they should. For despite all the bold utterances by several Fed members ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... cent, to 4,954 points. NEW YORK - The Nasdaq Composite index hit its highest level in more than 10 years on Wednesday as US stocks pushed upward after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. The tech-rich Nasdaq added 22.34 points (0.78 per ...

Selection the key as mining stocks surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... terms of portfolio positioning that's a key theme for us at the moment," he added. AMP has trimmed its exposure to energy stocks in recent weeks amid concerns over soaring oil prices. Legg Mason's $200 million Australian Value Equity Trust fund is 6 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... expansion into NSW and Queensland. National turnover at 1207 AEST was 1.5 billion shares worth $2.17 billion, with 571 stocks down, 451 up and 381 unchanged. On Wall Street on Tuesday, stocks rose sharply amid a batch of solid company earnings reports ...