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CFD turnover rises amid dollar decline

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... position in EUR:USD for the financial year to date with both the Australia 200 book and the net client book on the big four banks swinging from net short to net long by the end of the month. Gold CFD turnover was 23% above the year average, according ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... one-year lending rate falling to 6.31 per cent. But, locally, financials were sold off, with Westpac leading the big four banks down, losing 19 cents, or 0.91 per cent, to $20.58. By 1032 AEST national turnover reached 262 million securities, worth $729.7 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... per cent, to $31.51. Major banks and financials stocks also climbed higher, with ANZ Banking Group leading the big four banks up after gaining 39 cents, or 1.87 per cent, to $21.26. Telstra's stock was steady at $3.66. Consumer staples and discretionary ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... $US1,548.75. Banks and financials remained firmly in the red, with National Australia Bank the worst performer of the big four banks after its stock traded without a dividend on Thursday. The bank's stock plummeted $1.395, or 5.86 per cent, to $22.425. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... was down 22.5 cents to $31.765, while Rio had shed nine cents to $56.27. ANZ was the worst performer among the big four banks, down 12.5 cents to $20.345. Commonwealth had lost 28.5 cents to $49.025, NAB was down 11 cents to $23.37 and Westpac was seven ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... Wednesday closed marginally stronger at a nine-month high after gains by miners were offset by falls among the big four banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 6.4 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,435.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Instreet launches new structured product

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... income investment product which aims to balance higher yield against risk by being linked to a basket of Australia's big four banks and delivering quarterly fixed income payments at 11% a year. Instreet managing director, George Lucas said that the Financial ...

Investor negativity despite positive signs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... 9.5% do salary sacrifice lump sum contributions. The report also contained data on the market share between the Big Four banks with CBA supplying 33.5% of investors surveyed and assessed the investor attitudes towards the various asset classes. This ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... watchdog's approval. Austar shares were one of the few bright sparks, gaining 3.75 per cent to $1.51. Meanwhile, the big four banks were all around one per cent lower. National Australia Bank shed 26 cents to $24.52, Westpac lost 16 cents to $21.89 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... gained 12 cents to $30.72. Major banks and financials were mostly stronger, with National Australia Bank leading the big four banks higher, gaining 36 cents, or 1.56 per cent, to $23.43. Most retailers lost ground, with department store owner Myer Holdings ...