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No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... MSCI gauge of 24 developed nations climbed 0.8 percent at 4 p.m. in New York and is up 5 percent since March 16... Nine stocks gained for every one that fell in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, which advanced 1 percent... The MSCI Emerging Markets Index gained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... cent, at 4,699.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index climbed 47.7 points, or 1.00 per cent, to 4,794.2. NEW YORK - US stocks rose Thursday on stronger corporate earnings and hopes that the job market may be improving. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... for metals and in defiance of some negative international news. "The strength is coming from the miners and the financial stocks are in favour," Mr Sekely said. He said the market had largely ignored spreading unrest in the Middle East and some disappointing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... listed to hold a general meeting. On Wednesday, the Australian stock market closed higher on gains among oil and energy stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up nine points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,652.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... points. The Nasdaq composite index fell 8.22 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 2,683.87 points. A day with such little change for stocks had been rare so far in March. The Dow had moved up or down by at least 100 points in four of the five previous trading ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... Rio and old London town over the past three days. Or perhaps investors are merely engaging in retail therapy... buying stocks as comfort purchases to relieve their anxieties? For how else could you explain continued buying of risk assets in the face ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... Paydirt's 2011 Uranium Conference continues. On Monday, the Australian share market closed higher, led by uranium and gold stocks, as investors continued to digest developments on fighting in Libya and the nuclear emergency in Japan. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

VTP mulls management change

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... chief executive and Cameron McCullagh, director at VTPM, among others. Van Eyk Research, which is responsible for selecting stocks for the VTP portfolio, declined to comment.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... digest developments on fighting in Libya and the nuclear emergency in Japan. Performances from major resources and banking stocks were mixed. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 8.8 points, or 0.19 per cent, lower at 4,617.6 points, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... Monday. On Friday, the Australian share market closed firmly higher after a tumultuous week, driven by stronger material stocks on higher metals prices and a respite from the negative news about Japan's nuclear crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ...