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Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Fund managers are urging investors not to miss out on property stocks while at the bottom of the cycle because inflows into the sector remain down. Martin Hession, head of property, Australian Unity, said that retail investment in unlisted funds was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, with the energy and gold sectors leading the market higher. However, stocks pulled back from their morning peak as banking stocks dipped into red figures by noon. At 1210 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... 4,940.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was rose 31 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 5,036.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks closed lower on Friday as a deadline loomed for Democrats and Republicans to agree on budget cuts before the government ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... are due to resume trading at 1100 AEST. The oil price rose past $US110 in New York overnight, Mr Spooner said. Major oil stocks were firmer, with Santos jumping 18 cents, or 1.11 per cent, to $16.36, Woodside up 42 cents to $47.37, and Oil Search gaining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... cent, at 4,908.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 5.9 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 5,005.5. NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply on news of a fresh earthquake in Japan on Thursday, but managed to pare losses as damage appeared to be limited. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... Wall Street overnight, major indices made modest gains on rumours of a restructure at tech giant Cisco and rising bank stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 32.85 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 12,426.75, while the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite added ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... Wednesday was up 12.8 points at 4,912.9, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 12.77 to 5,011.37. NEW YORK - Technology stocks rose on Wednesday after the CEO of Cisco Systems Inc promised to take "bold steps" to narrow the company's focus. Cisco ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... (its second round of quantitative easing). "Certainly, a slightly weaker oil price is not helping the scenario for energy stocks, but on the other hand we saw new record high in gold (price) last night and seen only a modest effect on the gold sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... the threat of a government shutdown if Republicans and Democrats do not reach an agreement on federal spending levels. Stocks had edged lower in early trading, following most world markets, after China raised a key lending rate and the rating agency ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... gains for major indices as oil traded to a 30-month high of $US108 a barrel and rising commodity prices pushed materials stocks 0.7 per cent higher. "We're still seeing a continuation of risk activity taking place," IG Markets market strategist Ben Potter ...